1999 in Sierra Leone

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See also:	Other events of 1999 Timeline of Sierra Leonean history

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sierra Leone.

Incumbents

• President: Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
• Vice-President: Albert Joe Demby
• Chief Justice: Desmond Edgar Luke

Events

January

• January 1 - ECOMOG succeeds in the battle with rebels in Port Loko.^[1]
• January 3 - Reports emerge that refugees have come under attack due to clashes between government and rebel forces in the camps.^[2]
• January 4 - The Nigerian-led
  ECOMOG began attacking rebels near Freetown.^[3]
• January 6 - Rebels and government forces continue to clash over the capital of Freetown.^[4] The United Kingdom encourages their citizens to leave Sierra Leone.^[5]

August

• August 9 - The AFRC rebels release 19 of their hostages.^[6]

September

• September 6 - Nigeria announces plans to withdraw their peacekeepers by next month.^[7]

References