2005 in Sierra Leone 2005 in Sierra Leone The following list is of events that happened during 2005 in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, has a special significance in the history of the transatlantic slave trade as the departure point for thousands of west African captives. The capital, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated former slaves in 1787. But the country's modern history has been overshadowed by a brutal civil war that ended in 2002 with the help of Britain, the former colonial power, and a large United Nations peacekeeping mission. Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth
Literature of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone. She is also an executive member of the 50/50 Group, a group in support of women's empowerment. Her published works include her dissertation, entitled "Wars other Voices: Testimonies by Sierra Leonean Women", along with other works such as her "Introduction: Everyday Life in Postwar Sierra Leone" and "The Integration of a Gender Perspective in the Sierra Leone Police". Children's literature in Sierra Leone it has played a large role in the country's postwar development of the country. PEN Sierra Leone is a branch of PEN International that is based in Sierra Leone and has been working to develop