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Freetown (Krio: Fritɔun) is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone.It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. . Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra
The gravestone of Lawrence Hartshorne, a Quaker who was the chief assistant of John Clarkson. [1]The Nova Scotian Settlers, or Sierra Leone Settlers (also known as the Nova Scotians or more commonly as the Settlers), were African Americans and African Nova Scotians or Black Canadians of African-American descent who founded the settlement of Freetown, Sierra Leone and the Colony of Sierra Leone ...
1 Life. 2 Notes. 3 Sources. Toggle the table of contents. ... (1844–1922) was a Sierra Leone Creole entrepreneur and a long serving mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone ...
Dr Thomas Claudius Nelson-Williams, MBBS (30 May 1927 – 10 April 1989), commonly known as Claude Nelson-Williams was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor, politician, and civic leader who was active in the politics of Sierra Leone between the 1960s and 1980s.
Because of his work in establishing Freetown, Clarkson is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Sierra Leone, alongside Granville Sharp, Thomas Peters, and Henry Thornton. To this day, the last prayer by Clarkson at Freetown can be found in the houses of Creoles and other Sierra Leoneans alike. To the Nova Scotians, 'Governor Clarkson ...
Sierra Leone retained a parliamentary system of government and was a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. In May 1962, Sierra Leone held its first general election as an independent nation. The Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) won plurality of seats in parliament and Sir Milton Margai was re-elected as prime minister.
Freetown, 2009. 2002 Sierra Leone Civil War ends. Special Court for Sierra Leone and Kallon Football Club established. 2003 - 14 April: Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Sierra Leone) convenes. [5] 2004 Winstanley Bankole Johnson becomes mayor. Population: 772,873. 2005 - Njala University College established. [36] 2010 - Population: 945,423 ...
Sir Samuel Lewis, a founder of modern Sierra Leone. Sir Samuel Lewis KCMG (13 November 1843 – 9 July 1903) was a Sierra Leonean Krio mayor of Freetown and lawyer. Lewis was the first West African ever knighted and was the third Sierra Leonean to qualify as a barrister.