Battle of Makeni

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Dwenem_Ridge
gptkbp:aftermath Humanitarian crisis
Displacement of civilians
Increased international intervention
Peace negotiations resumed
Strengthening of government forces
gptkbp:casualties High civilian casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Revolutionary_United_Front
Sierra Leonean government
gptkbp:date August 2000
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Freetown
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Makeni
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Army
gptkb:United_Nations_peacekeepers
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gptkbp:location gptkb:Makeni,_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Kono
gptkbp:result Government victory
gptkbp:significance Turning point in the Sierra Leone Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of northern Sierra Leone