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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br]MAy his soul Rest in Peace [b][size=4][url="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26563820"]Sierra Leone war-time leader Ahmad Tejan Kabbah dies[/url][/size=4] BBC Online: Published on 13 March 2014[/b] [img=left]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/73569000/jpg/_73569808_73568979.jpg[/img=left] Sierra Leone's ex-president and war-time leader Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has died at the age of 82 after a long illness. He died on Thursday afternoon at his home in the capital, Freetown, with his wife and close family members at his side, reports say. In a statement, Sierra Leone's government said Mr Kabbah's death was an "irreparable loss". Mr Kabbah was praised for his leadership during and after Sierra's Leone's decade-long civil war. Tens of thousands died in the conflict, with many more maimed and raped. The rebel Revolutionary United Front's trademark was to hack off the hands or feet of their victims. The conflict officially ended in 2002 after foreign forces intervened to help defeat the rebels. 'Peace and stability' Mr Kabbah was first elected president in 1996, ending a decade of military rule. He was briefly ousted in a military coup the following year before being restored to power by a West African regional force. [url="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26563820"]Read Full Story[/url] [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.