2007 in Sierra Leone
See also: 2006 in Sierra Leone, other events of 2007, 2008 in Sierra Leone and the Timeline of Sierra Leonean history.
Events
June
- 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
- 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, of which the results have not yet been annouced.
Sport
Athletics
Football
African Cup of Nations qualifiers
- 24 March: Sierra Leone lost to Togo 1-3 in Lome.
- 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 vs. Benin in Freetown (match postponed by FIFA due to general election)
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.