Independence · 1961–1990
Paramount chiefs and their courts, governors and presidents, independence, parades, rallies and the law.
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The Law Courts and the Cotton Tree 1984
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President John F. Kennedy Meets with the Ambassador of Sierra Leone, Dr. Richard E. Kelfa-Caulker 1961
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President John F. Kennedy Meets with William H. Fitzjohn, Charge d'Affairs of Sierra Leone 1961
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Bonn: aid agreement with Sierra Leone 8 April 1965
Original title: Bonn, Förderungsabkommen mit Sierra Leone
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David Lansana 1965-04-29 1965
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Kamamodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) (2116141848) 1967
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Mamadou Mansaray, Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) (474087878) 1967
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The village of Kakoya (Koya), Sierra Leone (West Africa) (2118689384) 1967
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Town Chief, Kamamodia, Sierra Leone, 1967 (6006710153) 1967
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1960s All Peoples Congress (APC) Political Rally in Kabala, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1968 --- another view (2180650529) 1968
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All People's Congress political rally Sierra Leone 1968 1968
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All Peoples Congress (APC) Political Rally in Kabala, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1968 (445062955) 1968
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All Peoples Congress political rally Sierra Leone 1968-1 1968
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All Peoples Congress political rally Sierra Leone 1968-2 1968
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Town chief Mamadou Mansary (centre with white beard) and some residents of Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) (2078274863) 1968
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Sierra Leone 1970 - sunrise 1970
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President Siaka Stevens at US Embassy reception in Freetown 1976
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Abdulai Conteh 1979 1979
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Siaka Stevens (I-002364, cropped, processing version) 1979
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Siaka Stevens in Brussels 01 1979
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