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Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
Sierra Leone Armed Forces insignia
Founded1961
Current form2002
Service branchesArmy
Navy
Air Wing
HeadquartersMilitary Forces HQ, Murray Town Barracks, Freetown, Sierra Leone[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefJulius Maada Bio
Minister of DefenceKellie Hassan Conteh
Chief of Defence StaffLieutenant general Sullay Ibrahim Sesay
Personnel
Military age17
Active personnel13,000[2]
Expenditures
Budget$10.6 million (2006 est)
Percent of GDP2.3% (2006)
Industry
Foreign suppliersRepublic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Brazil
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces China
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces India
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Indonesia
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Israel
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Russia
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces South Africa
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Turkey
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Ukraine
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Vietnam
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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]

  1. ^ "World Defence Almanac". Military Technology. XXXII (1). Bonn, Germany: Monch Publishing Group: 329. 2008. ISSN 0722-3226.
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone: 13,000 SLAs For Sierra Leone". AllAfrica. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Robertshawe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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