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Why The Abidjan Peace Agreement Failed
There were two very important treaties that were created between the RUF and the Sierra Leone government, the Abidjan Peace Agreement and the Lome Peace Agreement. The Abidjan Peace Agreement was implemented to cease fire among the RUF and the Sierra Leone government. Finally after so many years of warfare, peace was within view of the country “on 30 November 1996, the President Kabbah signed the Abidjan Peace Agreement with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF)” (Abraham 206). This agreement was set to be in immediate effect, but unfortunately very little effect was taken. One of the many reasons the Abidjan Peace Agreement failed was due to a breach on both sides and “despite any peace agreements, Human Rights Watch reported that abuses were
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