Foday Sankoh

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Provisional_Ruling_Council
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Revolutionary_United_Front
gptkbp:author Foday Sankoh: A Biography
gptkbp:birth_date October 17, 1937
1937-10-17
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:burial_place Freetown, Sierra Leone
gptkbp:cause_of_death natural causes
gptkbp:children gptkb:Foday_Sankoh_Jr.
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:Special_Court_for_Sierra_Leone
life imprisonment
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkbp:controversy use of child soldiers
child soldiers recruitment
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:war
crimes against humanity
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in media
depictions in media
gptkbp:cultural_references documentaries and films about the war
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Sierra_Leone_government
gptkbp:death_date 2005-07-29
2013-07-29
July 29, 2003
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations sanctions against RUF
with Liberia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:faction gptkb:Revolutionary_United_Front
gptkbp:famous_for human rights violations
gptkbp:finish denied wrongdoing
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era conflicts
gptkbp:historical_debate debate over his role in the war
gptkbp:historical_significance impact on Sierra Leone's history
impact on Sierra Leone's future
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foday Sankoh
gptkbp:image Foday Sankoh in 2000.jpg
Foday_ Sankoh.jpg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
African politics
Sierra Leone politics
Sierra Leone's political landscape
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mao_Zedong
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:RUF_militants
RUF members
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
diamond trade
diamond trade in Sierra Leone
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
leader of the Revolutionary United Front
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure in Sierra Leone history
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:political_movement
terror tactics
gptkbp:nationality Sierra Leonean
Temne
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:notable_work RUF manifesto
Revolutionary United Front manifesto
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:personal_life remained private
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Sierra_Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Marxism-Leninism
revolutionary socialism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Revolutionary_United_Front
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Revolutionary_United_Front
gptkbp:public_perception polarizing figure
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Charles_Taylor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:City
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Embassy
gptkbp:role gptkb:organization
gptkbp:social_responsibility RUF actions during the war
declining health in prison
gptkbp:spouse Kadiatu Sankoh
gptkbp:symbol rebel leadership
gptkbp:year spent in prison
gptkbp:year_composed 2000-05-18