Sory Kessebeh

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Sory Kessebeh (c. 1820–1897) was a Loko leader in the mergent Sierra Leone protectorate during the nineteenth century. His name arose because he wore sebe traditional charms influenced by Islam. [1] :193

Loko people ethnic group

The Loko are one of the indigenous ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. Landogo is used as an endonym for the people and language, but other groups refer to them as Loko. They speak a Southwestern Mande language that is also called Loko. The majority of the Loko people live in the Northern Province of the country, particularly in Bombali and Port Loko District, and around the capital city of Freetown in communities such as Regent. Important regional towns include Tambiama, Kalangba, and Gbendembu, though other groups such as the Mandingo, Fula and Temne peoples live there too.

Sierra Leone republic in West Africa

Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, informally Salone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savanna to rainforests. The country has a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) and a population of 7,075,641 as of the 2015 census. Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral legislature. Sierra Leone has a dominant unitary central government. The president is the head of state and the head of government. The country's capital and largest city is Freetown. Sierra Leone is made up of five administrative regions: the Northern Province, North West Province, Eastern Province, Southern Province and the Western Area. These regions are subdivided into sixteen districts.

A protectorate, in its inception adopted by modern international law, is a dependent territory that has been granted local autonomy and some independence while still retaining the suzerainty of a greater sovereign state. In exchange for this, the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations, which may vary greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship. Therefore, a protectorate remains an autonomous part of a sovereign state. They are different from colonies as they have local rulers and people ruling over the territory and experience rare cases of immigration of settlers from the country it has suzerainty of. However, a state which remains under the protection of another state but still retains independence is known as a protected state and is different from protectorates.

Sory Kessebeh was the son of Sory Kutu who received a military education in Makal, [1] now a small village just over two miles west of Makeni. [2] As he was growing up the Loko people were in conflict with the Temne people. With the final dominance of the Temne, the Loko people dispersed. Sory did not get on with the King, his brother Gbanga Koba-Wa, and so took the opportunity to aid Richard Conray-Ba Caulker of Bumpe by becoming one of his military leader. [1] As a reward he was given Suzerainty of Rotifunk, which during the 1870s prospered under his leadership and attracted many Loko refugees. [1] During the 1880s he was involved in defending Bumpe territory from Temne incursions from the Yoni Chiefdom. He joined the British Yoni Expedition of 1887-8 which led to the decisive defeat of the Yoni.

Makeni Place in Northern Province, Sierra Leone

Makeni is the largest city in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District, and is the economic center of the Northern Province. Makeni is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population. The city of Makeni had a population of 80,840 in the 2004 census and a 2015 estimate of 125,970. Makeni lies approximately 137 kilometers east of Freetown.

Temne people West African ethnic group

The Temne people, also called Time, Temen, Timni or Timmanee people, are a West African ethnic group. They are predominantly found in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, as well as the national capital Freetown. Some Temne are also found in Guinea. The Temne constitute the largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone, at 35% of the total population, which is slightly more than the Mende people at 31%. They speak Temne, a Mel branch of the Niger–Congo languages.

Bumpe Place in Southern Province, Sierra Leone

Bumpe is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. As of 2013 it had an estimated population of 16,123. The town is located south-west of Bo.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Magbaily C. Fyle, Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone, Scarecrow Press, 2006,
  2. ↑ Markowski, Andreas. "Makal, Sierra Leone". Places in the world. Andreas Markowski. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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