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Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
Sierra Leone Armed Forces insignia
Founded
1961
Current form
2002
Service branches
Army Navy Air Wing
Headquarters
Military Forces HQ, Murray Town Barracks, Freetown, Sierra Leone[1]
Website
Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Julius Maada Bio
Minister of Defence
Kellie Hassan Conteh
Chief of Defence Staff
Lieutenant general Sullay Ibrahim Sesay
Personnel
Military age
17
Active personnel
13,000[2]
Expenditures
Budget
$10.6 million (2006 est)
Percent of GDP
2.3% (2006)
Industry
Foreign suppliers
Brazil China India Indonesia Israel Russia South Africa Turkey Ukraine Vietnam
Related articles
History
Congo Crisis Ndogboyosoi War Sierra Leone Civil War
Ranks
Military ranks of Sierra Leone
The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces are the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's borders and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of the 1991 Sierra Leone Constitution and International laws. The armed forces were formed after independence in 1961, on the basis of elements of the former British Royal West African Frontier Force, then present in the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate.
Circa 2010, the Sierra Leone Armed Forces consisted of around 13,000 personnel.[3]
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