Revolutionary United Front

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Revolutionary United Front - a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia

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act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Republic of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone - a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961

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Republic of Sierra Leone RUF Sierra Leone			Hassan Issa Sesay, a commander of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), told a local radio station that the convicts were informed they would be taken to Rwanda on Saturday. Sierra Leone ex-rebels to be jailed in Rwanda by AFP / AFP Global Edition He is accused of arming the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone in exchange for so-called "blood diamonds". Liberia's Taylor denies cannibalism by Aljazeera.net The first African head of state to be indicted for war crimes, Taylor has been charged with arming, training and financing the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) during Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war. Diamonds are forever: the trial of former Liberian leader Charles ... by Scambury, James / Arena Magazine			revoke Revokement Revoker Revokingly revolt Revolter revolting revoltingly Revoluble revolute revolution revolutionary Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Revolutionary calendar Revolutionary calendar month revolutionary group Revolutionary Justice Organization Revolutionary Organization 17 November Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims Revolutionary People's Liberation Front Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Struggle Revolutionary Proletarian Army Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus Revolutionary United Front Revolutionary War Revolutionary Wars Revolutioner revolutionise revolutionism revolutionist revolutionize revolutions per minute Revolutive revolvable revolve revolve about revolve around revolved Revolvement Revolvency revolver revolving revolving charge account revolving credit revolving door Revolving firearm revolving fund Revolving light revue			Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Struggle Revolutionary physics Revolutionary physics Revolutionary physics Revolutionary Proletarian Army Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus Revolutionary science Revolutionary science Revolutionary science Revolutionary Situation Revolutionary Situation of 1859–61 in Russia Revolutionary Situation of the Late 1870's and Early 1880's in Russia Revolutionary Socialist League Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Marxist Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Students' Federation Revolutionary State Party Revolutionary State Party (Tanzania) Revolutionary Surrealist Vandal Party Revolutionary Surrealist Vandal Party Revolutionary syndicalism Revolutionary syndicalist Revolutionary trade-unionist Revolutionary Tribunals Revolutionary Turbine Accelerator Revolutionary Unionism Revolutionary United Front Revolutionary United Front Party Revolutionary United Front Party Revolutionary Vigilance Revolutionary War Revolutionary War Revolutionary War Veterans Association Revolutionary warfare Revolutionary warfare Revolutionary wars Revolutionary wars Revolutionary wars Revolutionary Youth Association Revolutionary Youth Front Revolutionary Youth Movement Revolutionary Youth of Today Revolutionary-Democratic Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Peasantry Revolutioner revolutionise revolutionise revolutionised revolutionised revolutionises revolutionises Revolutionising Revolutionising Revolutionising Revolutionising Academic Material for the Millennium Revolutionism Revolutionism Revolutionism

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