2023 in Sierra Leone

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See also:	Other events of 2023 ; Timeline of Sierra Leonean history ;

Last updated February 22, 2025

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone

24 June – General election.
31 July – A coup plot is halted.
26 November – 2023 Freetown attacks: Sierra Leone declares a national curfew following an attack by militants on barracks in Freetown. The militants later break into Freetown Central Prison, setting some inmates free.^[1]

Deaths

17 February – Henrietta Mbawah, actress, filmmaker and social activist (born c. 1988).^[2]

References

↑ Fofana, Umaru (2023-11-27). "Sierra Leone president says calm restored, most leaders of barracks attack detained". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
↑ "Sierra Leonean Actress, Henrietta Mbawah is Dead". sierraloaded.sl. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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[1] Fofana, Umaru (2023-11-27). "Sierra Leone president says calm restored, most leaders of barracks attack detained". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

[2] "Sierra Leonean Actress, Henrietta Mbawah is Dead". sierraloaded.sl. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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2023 in Sierra Leone

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Incumbents

Events

Deaths

References