1997 Sierra Leone coup d'état

Target entity: 1997 Sierra Leone coup d'état
Context triple: [Johnny Paul Koroma, notableEvent, 1997 Sierra Leone coup d'état]

• A. 1994 Gambian coup d’état
  The 1994 Gambian coup d’état was a military takeover led by Yahya Jammeh that overthrew President Dawda Jawara and marked the beginning of over two decades of authoritarian rule in The Gambia.
• B. 1999 Ivorian coup d'état
  The 1999 Ivorian coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Henri Konan Bédié that ended decades of relative political stability in Côte d'Ivoire and set the stage for subsequent political turmoil and conflict.
• C. 2012 Malian coup d’état
  The 2012 Malian coup d’état was a military overthrow of Mali’s government that triggered severe political instability and helped ignite the wider conflict known as the Mali War.
• D. Sierra Leone Civil War
  The Sierra Leone Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1991 to 2002 marked by widespread atrocities, including mass amputations and the use of child soldiers, largely fueled by struggles over the country’s diamond resources.
• E. Sierra Leone Rise
  The Sierra Leone Rise is a large submarine plateau in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, characterized by its elevated seafloor topography and geological significance.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 1997 Sierra Leone coup d'état
Target entity description: The 1997 Sierra Leone coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah’s government that plunged the country deeper into civil war and briefly installed a junta allied with rebel forces.

• A. 1994 Gambian coup d’état
  The 1994 Gambian coup d’état was a military takeover led by Yahya Jammeh that overthrew President Dawda Jawara and marked the beginning of over two decades of authoritarian rule in The Gambia.
• B. 1999 Ivorian coup d'état
  The 1999 Ivorian coup d'état was a military overthrow of President Henri Konan Bédié that ended decades of relative political stability in Côte d'Ivoire and set the stage for subsequent political turmoil and conflict.
• C. 2012 Malian coup d’état
  The 2012 Malian coup d’état was a military overthrow of Mali’s government that triggered severe political instability and helped ignite the wider conflict known as the Mali War.
• D. Sierra Leone Civil War
  The Sierra Leone Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1991 to 2002 marked by widespread atrocities, including mass amputations and the use of child soldiers, largely fueled by struggles over the country’s diamond resources.
• E. Sierra Leone Rise
  The Sierra Leone Rise is a large submarine plateau in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, characterized by its elevated seafloor topography and geological significance.
• F. None of above. chosen