Sierra Leone: August 30, 2001

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Diehard members of  the RUF are refusing to surrender their weapons and demanding that a government be formed (with RUF members) before elections can be held. This demand has been ignored, but only a third of the estimated 45,000 gunmen have so far turned in their weapons. The deal with the UN demands that disarmament be completed before elections are held.  

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