SIERRA LEONE FOES MAKE PEACE.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Sierra Leone's president and rebel army leader signed a peace accord Saturday to end a five-year civil war and usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. what both vowed would be a new era of peace and democracy. In a solemn ceremony in the presidential palace in this nearby west African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. country, which hosted months of peace talks, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone (sēĕr`ə lēō`nē, lēōn`; sēr`ə lēōn), officially Republic of Sierra Leone, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,018,000), 27,699 sq mi (71,740 sq km), W Africa. President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah and rebel chief Foday Sankoh Foday Saybana Sankoh (born October 17, 1937 in Masang Mayoso, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone of Temne and Loko ethnic background. shook hands, then raised their fists together in celebration after signing the 28-point agreement. The deal calls for foreign forces, including South African mercenaries, to be withdrawn, for the government to establish work-training programs for ex-rebels, and for incorporation of some former rebels into the national army. ``Our common enemies now are hunger, poverty, ignorance and greed,'' said Kabbah, urging forgiveness by civilians affected by the war. ``Crying for revenge or retribution will surely weaken our country and intensify our pain.'' |
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