Sierra Leone Becomes Republic

Date: April 19, 1971 • Location: Yonibana, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.

Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and to the north by Guinea. Sierra Leone's land area is 73,252 km2 (28,283 sq mi). It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannahs to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone had a population of 8,460,512. Freetown is its capital and largest city.