GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Democracy
Capital- Freetown
• Gained Independence on April 27, 1961 from United Kingdom
• Constitution declared on October 1, 1961
• Suffrage- 18 years old
• Legal System: Based off of English law and laws customary to local tribes; this has not been accepted by the International Court of Justice jurisdiction
• Political Groups/Parties: All People's Congress or APC [Koroma]; Peace and Liberation Party or PLP [Morrison]; People's Movement for Democratic Change or PMDC [Margai]; Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Berewa]
Capital- Freetown
• Gained Independence on April 27, 1961 from United Kingdom
• Constitution declared on October 1, 1961
• Suffrage- 18 years old
• Legal System: Based off of English law and laws customary to local tribes; this has not been accepted by the International Court of Justice jurisdiction
• Political Groups/Parties: All People's Congress or APC [Koroma]; Peace and Liberation Party or PLP [Morrison]; People's Movement for Democratic Change or PMDC [Margai]; Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Berewa]