1961: Sierra Leone Gains Independence

Post author:Tadese Faforiji
Post published:July 12, 2022
Post category:General
Reading time:1 min read

Sierra Leone gained its independence in 1961, just at the very beginning of the African decolonization movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Since its independence, Sierra Leone has been in political instability. After 17 years of political instability, it was reorganized as a one-party state in 1978.

Tadese Faforiji

Tadese Faforiji is the founder of Tadexprof, a travel and nature site covering world's destinations worth visiting. He started the site covering local travel in Nigeria and has since expanded it into US national park guides, with plans to document more of the world firsthand going forward.