Bill Clinton: “The people of Sierra Leone have suffered the ravages of a brutal civil…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2001

The people of Sierra Leone have suffered the ravages of a brutal civil war for nearly a decade.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Prohibition of Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone

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