 | Lansana Gberie - History - 2005 - 246 pages
...miners were in the Kono district, from all parts of the country and outside it, and they had the areas 'verging on anarchy, with armed bands of as many as...SLST... areas, and on occasion doing battle with the police'.17 This was the era of the 'Great Diamond Rush' and Cartwright has indicated the extent of... | |
 | John-Peter Pham - Armed Forces - 2005 - 334 pages
...deployment outside the capital. The constant arrival of new miners soon had the district on the verge of "anarchy, with armed bands of as many as 400 to 500...areas, and on occasion doing battle with the police." 15As one observer recounted: Large combines of diggers emerged, now with more elaborate equipment,... | |
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Kono district, from all parts of the country and outside it, and they had the areas 'verging on anarchy, with armed bands of as many as 400 to 500 men raiding SLST... areas, and on occasion doing battle with the police'.17 This was the era of the 'Great... 