Kissi Tongi Chiefdom Explained

Kissi Tongi 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:Buedu
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:33,457
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.2167°N -10.3583°W

Kissi Tongi Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kailahun District of Sierra Leone with a population of 33,457.[1] Its principal town is Buedu. During the Sierra Leone Civil War the Kissi Tongi Chiefdom was one of the major strongholds of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The War Office of the RUF was opened in Buedu in February 1998,[2] and Kissi Tongi was one of the last chiefdoms to be disarmed in January 2002.[3]

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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: 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. 46.
  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. 287.