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‘I am’ – The Black Poor
Meet The Krios in Sierra Leone’s Capital Freetown (Vickie Remoe Show)
Part II
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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