APTN Europe Early, Sierra Leone Civil War: Thousands Dead
General information
- Call No.:
-
350-3-2:4/7
- Part of series
- HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone
- Located at
- BetaSP NTSC #4 / No. 7
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00009776
- Date of production
- 1999-09-13
- Date
- 1999
- Level
- Item
- Primary Type
- Moving image
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 3 min.
Content
- Form/Genre
- Television program
- Contents Summary
- The video contains recordings of SLA soldiers singing and drinking in a Freetown hotel when SLA was under the control of the AFRC. It continues with footage of British army instructors training the new SLA soldiers; an interview with Lieutenant Colonel Simon Caley (British Liaison Officer) explaining that the new recruits are being taught to be accountable to the people who elected the government and not just the government; footage of Major Jez Hermer (British Army Instructor) in a classroom with new recruits; footage with recruits being trained in the jungle; and an interview with Second Lieutenant Patrice Bunduka, who supports a democratically elected government.
Context
- Associated Names
- APTN (Creator/Author)