Kissi Teng Chiefdom Explained

Kissi Teng Chiefdom
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kailahun District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Kangama
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:30,455
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.4167°N -10.3333°W

Kissi Teng Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kailahun District of Sierra Leone with a population of 30,455.[1] Its largest town is Koindu, but its headquarters is in Kangama. The major industry in Kissi Teng Chiefdom is farming. The population of Kissi Teng Chiefdom is largely from the Kissi ethnic grouphttp://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/?p=2398.

During the Sierra Leone Civil War the Kissi Teng Chiefdom was one of the major strongholds of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The RUF maintained a base in Koindu[2] and a significant presence in Kangama.[3] Kissi Teng was one of the last chiefdoms to be disarmed in January 2002 at the end of the civil war.

The dispute with Guinea over their soldiers remaining within Sierra Leone ten years after the end of the civil war centers around Yenga in Kissi Teng.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final Results 2004 Population and Housing Census . Government of Sierra Leone . 2006. 6. pdf . 26 February 2011.
  2. Book: Centre for Documentation and Research, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Geneva, Switzerland. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Sierra Leone. November 1998. 9. alternate source
  3. Book: Smith . L. Alison . Gambette . Catherine . Longley . Thomas . 10 March 2004. Conflict Mapping in Sierra Leone: Violations of Humanitarian Law from 1991 to 2002. No Peace Without Justice. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 257–279.
  4. News: Guinea-Sierra Leone 'deal' to end Yenga dispute. 2 August 2012. BBC News.