General information

Call No.:

350-3-2:4/16

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #4 / No. 16

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009776

Date of production

1998-02-14

Date

1998

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

3 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

A video shot on February 14, 1998, only days after Nigerian-led ECOMOG forces entered Freetown and took control of the capital, pushing aside the AFRC supporters. It includes footage of the people in Freetown welcoming the troops; footage of AFRC rebels turning their weapons over to ECOMOG soldiers; and images of ECOMOG forces under light fire. The video features an interview with Nigerian ECOMOG commander, Colonel Rauf Apata, who talks about the seven day campaign to take over the capital.

Context

Associated Names

APTN (Creator/Author)