Sierra Leone, a small country located in West Africa, recently reduced its population from 4.4 million to 2 million due to a massive war that broke out quite quickly. This war had been a great tragedy for those in Sierra Leone at the time because they were innocent and had no guilt. To dig deeper, you would find that this war was mainly caused by diamonds in the country. In efforts to prevent such a tremor in this or any other country, many solutions to this problem have been proposed from around the world. A war called Blood Diamonds had struck Sierra Leone, causing many tragic events, including the deaths of 50,000 people. died. In an attempt to have the war called Blood Diamonds, the war was caused primarily by the easily mined diamonds in Sierra Leone. The attacks of the revolutionary “United Front (RUF), led by former army corporal Foday Sankoh” (Encyclopedia Britannica), targeted government soldiers and civilians. In response to a corrupt government, the RUF carried out violent and terrorist acts that affected many. “The RUF captured civilians ...
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