civil war in sierra leone and el salvador olaide ajomagberin, mackenzie begley, emily crump, lauren...
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Civil War in Sierra Leone and El Salvador
Olaide Ajomagberin, Mackenzie Begley, Emily Crump, Lauren Perkins, Amy Sanborn
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Development
• Growth of economy; using one nation’s resources with a combination of outside assistance (through trade) to help the country prosper
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Sierra Leone
• Revolutionary United Front (RUF) vs. gov’t of President Ahmad Tejan Kabdah
• Foday Sankoh= former army corporal and leader of RUF, started rebellion
Charles Taylor
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El Salvador
• 1979-1992 El Salvador was destroyed by a civil war. It was encouraged by the inequality between the poor and the rich.
Past President Alfredo Cristiani
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History of Sierra Leone:
• Independence 1961, resulted in unstable gov’t (in & out military dictatorships)easy for RUF to cause destruction to Pres. Kabdah’s gov’t
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History of El Salvador:
• A period of relative stability during 1900–1930
• Repressive dictatorship led to civil war between governments
• Pressure for reform came from armed resistance from leftists
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Compare and Contrast
Sierra Leone
El Salvador
Both rebel groups used guerrilla tactics
Many civilians were killed
Civilians were in a worse state after the civil war
U.S. didn’t become directly involved
U.S. became immediatley involved
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Civil War effecting Development in Sierra Leone
• steps back for the already weak economy
• destroyed the backbone of the economy (workers and crops) and corrupted the govtmore unstable
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Civil War effecting Development in El Salvador• Economy slowed down
during war• After peace signing,
poverty rates improved• Economy is growing,
and becoming stabilized
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Future for Sierra Leone:
• Because of the extreme devastation that Sierra Leoneans have faced, recovery will be a gradual process with UN assistance.
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Suggestions on How to Improve Conditions in Sierra Leone/ Overcome
Barrier• UN can encourage democratic gov’t and keep
close eye on it to ensure no corruption
• UN aid to rebuild villages that were destroyed by the RUF
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Future for El Salvador:
• Signed agreements (Mexico, UN)
• Trying to increase the growth of economy
• Decrease poverty and crime rate
• Cutting down on military requirements (war time)
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Suggestions on How to Improve Conditions in El Salvador/ Overcome
Barrier• To create a stable
nation, El Salvador needs to secure its government
• Weak, cannot stand alone (always receiving aid)
• Improve economy
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