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The following list is of events that happened during 2007 in Sierra Leone.

Incumbents

Events

June

2007 Paramount Airlines helicopter crash

On 3 June 2007 a helicopter operated by Paramount Airlines crashed near Lungi International Airport in Sierra Leone killing at least 20 people, including Togolese Minister for Sport, Richard Attipoe.

7 June 2007 - United States agrees to cancel 100% ($58 million USD) of Sierra Leone's foreign debt.^[1]
June 2007, Bo Waterside, a key border crossing on the Mano River, re-opens for the first time since 1990 allowing increased traffic between Sierra Leone and Liberia.^[2]

August and September

Sierra Leonean general election, 2007

On 11 August 2007, Sierra Leone held a general election to elect a new President and Parliament. The parliament saw 59 seats go to All People's Congress members, 43 to Sierra Leone People's Party members and 10 to upstart People's Movement for Democratic Change members. The president election, in the first round of voting, saw the APC candidate, Ernest Bai Koroma, win 44% of the national votes, which was the highest. Both Bai Koroma and SLPP candidate Solomon Berewa ran in the run-off election on 8 September, which Ernest Bai Koroma won with 54.62% of the run-off vote.

December

In December 2007, Alhassan Bangura, a professional footballer with Watford F.C. from Sierra Leone had an application and appeal for asylum in the United Kingdom denied and faced deportation back to his country.
The 2007 Koidu-Sefadu protest was an action by 400 protesters in the town of Koidu-Sefadu in Eastern Province. The protest was aimed at the local diamond mine which the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area. The result of the protest was a clampdown by Sierra Leonean police and the death of 2 protesters.^[3]
The 2007 Freetown explosion occurred on 20 December. The combination of a gas leak and fire on Free State in downtown Freetown killed at least 18 people, possibly including medics and firefighters.

Sport

Football

African Cup of Nations qualifiers

24 March: Sierra Leone lost to Togo 1-3 in Lomé.
3 June: Sierra Leone lost to Togo 0-1 in a match at the National Stadium in Freetown.
17 June: Sierra Leone lost to Mali 0-3 in Bamako
12 October: Sierra Leone lost 0-2 Benin in Freetown.

Amílcar Cabral Cup

30 November: Sierra Leone lost to Senegal U-23 0-1 in Bissau
2 December: Sierra Leone lost to Guinea-Bissau 0-2 in Bissau

International friendlies

23 December: Sierra Leone vs. The Gambia, Bakau, The Gambia

Births

Deaths

22 February - Samuel Hinga Norman, former chieftain of the Kamajors Paramilitary and key actor in the Sierra Leone Civil War, dies in Dakar, Senegal while undergoing surgery.

References

^ IOL: US cancels Sierra Leone's debt
^ Deccan Herald - Liberia-Sierra Leone border reopened after 17 yrs
^ "News | Africa - Reuters.com". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-12-17.

[1] IOL: US cancels Sierra Leone's debt

[2] Deccan Herald - Liberia-Sierra Leone border reopened after 17 yrs

[3] "News | Africa - Reuters.com". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-12-17.

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+{{Year in Sierra Leone|2007}}
-''See also:''
-[[2006 in Sierra Leone]],
+The following list is of events that happened during '''2007 in [[Sierra Leone]]'''.
-[[2007|other events of 2007]],
-[[2008 in Sierra Leone]] and the
+==Incumbents==
-[[Timeline of Sierra Leonean history]].
+*[[President of Sierra Leone|President]]: [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]]
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+*[[Vice-President of Sierra Leone|Vice-President]]: [[Solomon Ekuma Berewa]]
+*Chief Justice: [[Ade Renner Thomas]]
 ==Events==
 ===June===
 * [[2007 Paramount Airlines helicopter crash]]
-:On [[3 June]], [[2007]] a helicopter operated by [[Paramount Airlines]] crashed near [[Lungi International Airport]] in [[Sierra Leone]] killing at least 20 people, including [[Togo]]lese Minister for Sport, [[Richard Attipoe]].
+:On 3 June 2007 a helicopter operated by [[Paramount Airlines]] crashed near [[Lungi International Airport]] in [[Sierra Leone]] killing at least 20 people, including [[Togo]]lese Minister for Sport, [[Richard Attipoe]].
-* [[7 June]], [[2007]] - United States agrees to cancel 100% ($58 million [[United States dollar|USD]]) of Sierra Leone's foreign debt.<ref>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86&art_id=nw20070607220449669C894110</ref>
+* 7 June 2007 - United States agrees to cancel 100% ($58 million [[United States dollar|USD]]) of Sierra Leone's foreign debt.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86&art_id=nw20070607220449669C894110 IOL: US cancels Sierra Leone's debt<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+* June 2007, [[Bo Waterside]], a key border crossing on the [[Mano River]], re-opens for the first time since 1990 allowing increased traffic between Sierra Leone and [[Liberia]].<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun82007/foreign200706086321.asp?section=updatenews Deccan Herald - Liberia-Sierra Leone border reopened after 17 yrs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-* June 2007, [[Bo Waterside]], a key border crossing on the [[Mano River]], re-opens for the first time since 1990 allowing increased traffic between Sierra Leone and [[Liberia]]. <ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun82007/foreign200706086321.asp?section=updatenews</ref>
 ===August and September===
 * [[Sierra Leonean general election, 2007]]
-:On [[11 August]], [[2007]], Sierra Leone held a general election to elect a new [[President of Sierra Leone|President]] and [[Parliament of Sierra Leone|Parliament]]. The parliament saw 59 seats go to All People's Congress members, 43 to Sierra Leone People's Party members and 10 to upstart [[People's Movement for Democratic Change]] members. The president election, in the first round of voting, saw the APC candidate, [[Ernest Bai Koroma]], win 44% of the national votes, which was the highest. Both Bai Koroma and SLPP candidate [[Solomon Berewa]] ran in the run-off election on [[8 September]], which [[Ernest Bai Koroma]] won with 54.62% of the run-off vote.
+:On 11 August 2007, Sierra Leone held a general election to elect a new [[President of Sierra Leone|President]] and [[Parliament of Sierra Leone|Parliament]]. The parliament saw 59 seats go to All People's Congress members, 43 to Sierra Leone People's Party members and 10 to upstart [[People's Movement for Democratic Change]] members. The president election, in the first round of voting, saw the APC candidate, [[Ernest Bai Koroma]], win 44% of the national votes, which was the highest. Both Bai Koroma and SLPP candidate [[Solomon Berewa]] ran in the run-off election on 8 September, which [[Ernest Bai Koroma]] won with 54.62% of the run-off vote.
 ===December===
-* In December 2007, [[Alhassan Bangura]], a professional footballer with [[Watford F.C.]] from Sierra Leone had an application and appeal for asylum in the [[United Kingdom]] denied and faced deportation back to his country.
+* In December 2007, [[Alhassan Bangura]], a professional footballer with [[Watford F.C.]] from Sierra Leone had an application and appeal for asylum in the United Kingdom denied and faced deportation back to his country.
+* The [[2007 Koidu-Sefadu protest]] was an action by 400 protesters in the town of [[Koidu-Sefadu]] in [[Eastern Province, Sierra Leone|Eastern Province]]. The protest was aimed at the local [[diamond]] [[Mining|mine]] which the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area. The result of the protest was a clampdown by Sierra Leonean police and the death of 2 protesters.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN451149.html |title=News {{!}} Africa - Reuters.com |access-date=2007-12-17 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20070621081243/http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN451149.html |archive-date= 2007-06-21 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref>
-* The [[2007 Koidu-Sefadu protest]] was an action by 400 protesters in the town of [[Koidu-Sefadu]] in [[Eastern Province, Sierra Leone|Eastern Province]]. The protest was aimed at the local [[diamond]] [[Mining|mine]] which the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area. The result of the protest was a clampdown by Sierra Leonean police and the death of 2 protesters.<ref>http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN451149.html</ref>
 * The [[2007 Freetown explosion]] occurred on 20 December. The combination of a gas leak and fire on Free State in downtown Freetown killed at least 18 people, possibly including medics and firefighters.
 ==Sport==
-===Athletics===
 ===Football===
 ====African Cup of Nations qualifiers====
-* [[24 March]]: [[Sierra Leone national football team|Sierra Leone]] lost to [[Togo national football team|Togo]] 1-3 in [[Lome]].
+* 24 March: [[Sierra Leone national football team|Sierra Leone]] lost to [[Togo national football team|Togo]] 1-3 in [[Lomé]].
-* [[3 June]]: Sierra Leone lost to Togo 0-1 in a match at the [[National Stadium (Sierra Leone)|National Stadium]] in [[Freetown]].
+* 3 June: Sierra Leone lost to Togo 0-1 in a match at the [[National Stadium (Sierra Leone)|National Stadium]] in [[Freetown]].
-* [[17 June]]: Sierra Leone lost to [[Mali national football team|Mali]] 0-3 in [[Bamako]]
+* 17 June: Sierra Leone lost to [[Mali national football team|Mali]] 0-3 in [[Bamako]]
-* [[12 October]]: Sierra Leone lost 0-2 [[Benin national football team|Benin]] in Freetown.
+* 12 October: Sierra Leone lost 0-2 [[Benin national football team|Benin]] in Freetown.
 ====Amílcar Cabral Cup====
-* [[30 November]]: Sierra Leone lost to [[Senegal U-23 national football team|Senegal U-23]] 0-1 in [[Bissau]]
+* 30 November: Sierra Leone lost to [[Senegal U-23 national football team|Senegal U-23]] 0-1 in [[Bissau]]
-* [[2 December]]: Sierra Leone lost to [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Guinea-Bissau]] 0-2 in Bissau
+* 2 December: Sierra Leone lost to [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Guinea-Bissau]] 0-2 in Bissau
 ====International friendlies====
-* [[23 December]]: Sierra Leone vs. [[Gambia national football team|The Gambia]], [[Bakau]], [[The Gambia]]
+* 23 December: Sierra Leone vs. [[Gambia national football team|The Gambia]], [[Bakau]], [[The Gambia]]
+== Births==
+{{main|births in 2007}}
+{{Further|Category:2007 births}}
-==Births==
 ==Deaths==
-* [[22 February]] - [[Samuel Hinga Norman]], former chieftain of the [[Kamajors]] Paramilitary and key actor in the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]], dies in [[Dakar, Senegal]] while undergoing surgery.
+* 22 February - [[Samuel Hinga Norman]], former chieftain of the [[Kamajors]] Paramilitary and key actor in the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]], dies in [[Dakar, Senegal]] while undergoing surgery.
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Years in Sierra Leone}}
+{{Africa topic|2007 in}}
 [[Category:2007 in Sierra Leone| ]]
 [[Category:2007 in Africa|Sierra Leone]]
+[[Category:2007 by country|Sierra Leone]]
+[[Category:2000s in Sierra Leone]]
+[[Category:Years of the 21st century in Sierra Leone]]

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