Siege of Freetown

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Freetown
gptkbp:aftermath increased instability in Sierra Leone
gptkbp:casualties thousands of civilians
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Revolutionary_United_Front
gptkb:Sierra_Leone_government
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_D._M._K._Kargbo
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkb:Lome_Peace_Accord
multiple ceasefire attempts
RUF retreat
UNAMSIL mandate
gptkbp:cultural_impact documentaries produced
gptkbp:date January 1999
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations failed negotiations
violations of international humanitarian law
UN peacekeeping forces deployed
gptkbp:duration 11 months
gptkbp:economic_impact destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:emergency_services foreign nationals evacuated
gptkbp:end_date February 2001
gptkbp:historical_context post-colonial instability
gptkbp:historical_significance example of modern urban warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Freetown
gptkbp:impact over 200,000
displacement of population
regional refugee crisis
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:UNAMSIL
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Civil_Defense_Forces
gptkbp:key_event attack on the city
gptkbp:legacy impact on Sierra Leone's future
gptkbp:location gptkb:City
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Freetown
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Ahmed_Tejan_Kabbah
gptkb:Foday_Sankoh
gptkbp:resolution gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_1270
gptkbp:restoration long-term recovery efforts
gptkbp:result Government victory
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Civil_War_in_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:social_responsibility widespread atrocities