Hinga Norman

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Hinga Norman was a prominent Sierra Leonean military and political leader best known for his key role in organizing pro-government militias during the Sierra Leone Civil War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Samuel Hinga Norman 2
Hinga Norman canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sierra Leonean politician ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeYears 1960s–2000s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Samuel Hinga Norman ⓘ
linked to: Hinga Norman
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
charge crimes against humanity ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
chargedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone ⓘ
conflict Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sierra Leone ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2007 ⓘ
detainedAt Special Court for Sierra Leone detention facility ⓘ
educatedAt Bo School ⓘ
Sierra Leone Police Training School ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mende people ⓘ
familyName Norman ⓘ
givenName Samuel ⓘ
honorificTitle Chief ⓘ
leaderOf Civil Defence Forces ⓘ
Kamajors militia ⓘ
memberOf Sierra Leone Army ⓘ
Sierra Leone Police ⓘ
militaryBranch Sierra Leone Army ⓘ
militaryRank Chief of Defence Staff of Sierra Leone ⓘ
notableFor organizing pro-government militias ⓘ
role in Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ
notableWork organization of Kamajors civil defence militias ⓘ
occupation police officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn restoration of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sierra Leone ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dakar ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Sierra Leone People’s Party ⓘ
positionHeld Deputy Minister of Defence of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Minister of Internal Affairs of Sierra Leone ⓘ
National Coordinator of the Civil Defence Forces ⓘ
regionOfActivity Bo District ⓘ
Southern Province, Sierra Leone ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sideInConflict pro-government forces in Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ
supported Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Provisional Ruling Council → keyFigure → Samuel Hinga Norman ⓘ
linked to: Hinga Norman
Hinga Norman → alsoKnownAs → Samuel Hinga Norman ⓘ
linked to: Hinga Norman