title: 1999 in Sierra Leone
text: # 1999 in Sierra Leone
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sierra Leone.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
  * Vice-President: Albert Joe Demby
  * Chief Justice: Desmond Edgar Luke
  
  ## Events
  
  ### January
  
  * January 1 - ECOMOG succeeds in the battle with rebels in Port Loko.
  * January 3 - Reports emerge that refugees have come under attack due to clashes between government and rebel forces in the camps.
  * January 4 - The Nigerian-led ECOMOG began attacking rebels near Freetown.
  * January 6 - Rebels and government forces continue to clash over the capital of Freetown. The United Kingdom encourages their citizens to leave Sierra Leone.
  
  ### August
  
  * August 9 - The AFRC rebels release 19 of their hostages.
  
  ### September
  
  * September 6 - Nigeria announces plans to withdraw their peacekeepers by next month.
  