Common Contracts
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Buying Peace with Diamonds?Power-Sharing Agreement • November 18th, 2008
Power-sharing provisions were crucial in convincing rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) to sign the 1999 Lomé Peace Agreement. Although the government of Sierra Leone was reluctant to share power with the rebels, its weak military position, the war-weary population and international pressure led President Kabbah to give in to the RUF’s strong de- mands for power-sharing. However, neither the government nor the RUF abided by the terms of the agreement, and peace was only established following the agreement’s breakdown. Nonetheless, granting the RUF positions and offices in the capital Freetown through sharing of power made it easy for the government and foreign forces to control the RUF and to put them out of action when it was clear that they were not complying with agreed terms.
