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Civil War in Sierra Leone and El Salvador

Civil War in Sierra Leone and El Salvador. Olaide Ajomagberin, Mackenzie Begley, Emily Crump, Lauren Perkins, Amy Sanborn. Development. Growth of economy; using one nation’s resources with a combination of outside assistance (through trade) to help the country prosper. Sierra Leone.

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Civil War in Sierra Leone and El Salvador

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  1. Civil War in Sierra Leone and El Salvador Olaide Ajomagberin, Mackenzie Begley, Emily Crump, Lauren Perkins, Amy Sanborn

  2. Development • Growth of economy; using one nation’s resources with a combination of outside assistance (through trade) to help the country prosper

  3. Sierra Leone • Revolutionary United Front (RUF) vs. gov’t of President Ahmad Tejan Kabdah • Foday Sankoh= former army corporal and leader of RUF, started rebellion Charles Taylor

  4. El Salvador • 1979-1992 El Salvador was destroyed by a civil war. It was encouraged by the inequality between the poor and the rich. Past President Alfredo Cristiani

  5. History of Sierra Leone: • Independence 1961, resulted in unstable gov’t (in & out military dictatorships)easy for RUF to cause destruction to Pres. Kabdah’s gov’t

  6. History of El Salvador: • A period of relative stability during 1900–1930 • Repressive dictatorship led to civil war between governments • Pressure for reform came from armed resistance from leftists

  7. Compare and Contrast

  8. Civil War effecting Development in Sierra Leone • steps back for the already weak economy • destroyed the backbone of the economy (workers and crops) and corrupted the govtmore unstable

  9. Civil War effecting Development in El Salvador • Economy slowed down during war • After peace signing, poverty rates improved • Economy is growing, and becoming stabilized

  10. Future for Sierra Leone: • Because of the extreme devastation that Sierra Leoneans have faced, recovery will be a gradual process with UN assistance.

  11. Suggestions on How to Improve Conditions in Sierra Leone/ Overcome Barrier • UN can encourage democratic gov’t and keep close eye on it to ensure no corruption • UN aid to rebuild villages that were destroyed by the RUF

  12. Future for El Salvador: • Signed agreements (Mexico, UN) • Trying to increase the growth of economy • Decrease poverty and crime rate • Cutting down on military requirements (war time)

  13. Suggestions on How to Improve Conditions in El Salvador/ Overcome Barrier • To create a stable nation, El Salvador needs to secure its government • Weak, cannot stand alone (always receiving aid) • Improve economy

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  15. "El Salvador: Civil War." PBS. Enemies of War. 29 May 2009      <http://www.pbs.org/itvs/enemiesofwar/elsalvador2.html>. "El Salvador Future Trends." Encyclopedia of the Nations . 2008. 1 June 2009      <http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/      El-Salvador-FUTURE-TRENDS.html>. "El Salvador-History." Encyclopedia of the Nations. 2009. 2 June 2009      <http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/El-Salvador-HISTORY.html>. Farah, Douglas. Blood From Stones. New York: Broadway Books, 2004. Kane, Maureen. "The El Salvadoran Civil War." Nova Online. 14 May 2008. 28 May      2009 <http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/HIS135/Events/ElSalvador80/      Salvador80.html>. "Sierra Leone." US Aid: From the American People. 14 June 2005. 1 June 2009      <http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/cbj2006/afr/sl.html>.

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