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Sierra Leone Independence, the Krios and ‘Still I Rise’
Britain’s First West African Colony This week marks 59 years since Sierra Leone achieved its independence from Britain on 27 April 1961and subsequently became a member of the Commonwealth. It is most probable that Britain’s first contact with the country which became known as ‘Sierra Leone’ was in 1562 when Sir John Hawkins a British …
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MEET THE MAYOR
When: Saturday, 14th March 2020 Where: Museum of London Docklands, No1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL (Nearest stations: West India Quay DLR and Canary Wharf) Time: 2pm (prompt start) to 4pm The Krios Dot Com Team invites you to join us as we welcome the Mayor of Freetown, Mrs Yvonne Aki- Sawyerr to …
The Krios of Sierra Leone at the Museum of London
The Bi-Centenary of the Abolition of Slavery: A TRIBUTE TO Dr. THOMAS MASTERMAN WINTERBOTTOM (1765?-1859), physician to the Sierra Leone Company
Nigel Pocock, Director, Vision Training & Research A forgotten hero In 1859, Thomas Masterman Winterbottom died. He was 94 years old – the oldest doctor in Europe. Shops shut. The local Corporation and thousands of citizens turned out to mourn him. The Newcastle Journal, in its obituary, noted that Winterbottom was ‘as good a man …