Independence · 1961–1990
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Independence Day parade, Israel, 1965: the crowd, with Sierra Leone's chief of staff and his wife 1965
Original title: יום העצמאות 1965, קהל צופה במצעד צה""ל וברמטכ""ל ואשתו מסיירה לאונה.
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19th century Limba arrows held by Mamadou Mansaray, town chief of Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1967 (441008707) 1968
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Close-up of late 19th - early 20th century iron-tipped arrows owned by Mamadou Mansaray, Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) (2078175703) 1968
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Political Rally in Kabala, Sierra Leone (West Africa), April, 1968 1968
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