2024 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Sierra Leone.
Incumbents
- President: Julius Maada Bio
- Vice President: Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh
- Chief Minister of Sierra Leone: David Moinina Sengeh
Events
- 3 January – 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt: A court in Freetown, charges former president Ernest Bai Koroma with four offences, including treason for his alleged role during the November 2023 coup attempt.[1]
- 7 April – President Julius Maada Bio declares a state of national emergency following an increase in illegal drug usage, particularly kush, in the country.[2]
- 2 July – President Julius Maada Bio signs into law a bill banning child marriage.[3] The law becomes official on 5 July.[4]
- 23 July – Eleven people are convicted and sentenced to prison for their role in the 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt, with Amadu Koita Makalo, a bodyguard of former president Ernest Bai Koroma receiving a 182-year sentence for being the "mastermind" of the coup.[5]
- 9 August – Twenty-four soldiers are convicted and sentenced to prison by a court-martial for their role in the 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt, with Lieutenant Colonel Charles James Mishek Yamba, the highest ranking defendant, receiving a 120-year sentence.[6]
Holidays
Source:[7]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 18 February – Armed Forces Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 10 April - Korité
- 27 April - Independence Day
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 16 June – Tabaski
- 16 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
References
- ^ "Sierra Leone charges former president Koroma with treason over 'coup attempt'". France 24. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug abuse". Africanews. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Sierra Leone bans child marriage, enacts severe penalties for violations". France 24. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage. Even witnesses to such weddings can face jail time". CBS News. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Sierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty. Leader sentenced to almost 200 years". Associated Press. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "24 Sierra Leonean soldiers are sentenced to long prison terms for failed coup. One gets 120 years". Associated Press. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Sierra Leone Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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