2017 in Sierra Leone
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This is a list of events in the year 2017 in Sierra Leone.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 14 August – The 2017 Sierra Leone mudslides in and around Freetown resulted in hundreds of fatalities.[1]
- 16 August - A mass burial of victims of the mudslides took place in Freetown. Over 600 people are still reportedly missing.[2]
Deaths
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- 1 June – J. B. Dauda, politician (b. 1942).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Death toll of mudslide disaster in Sierra Leone rises to 499". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Sierra Leone mudslide: At least 600 still missing in Freetown". BBC News. 16 August 2017.
- ^ "JB Dauda passes away in Accra, Ghana". Patriotic Vanguard. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.