Sierra Leone, Where it all started

The term "Blood Diamonds" refers to the bloody market that were sold during the Civil war in Sierra Leone. The Civil war lasted between the early 1990's and finally ended in the year 2002. The Diamonds that were comign out of Sierra Leone was little compared to the rest of the world but this was enough for the rebels to bring some profit into their pockets. During the early 90's a group called the RUF was formed. For the next fours years there were corrupt Military officers were running the country which finally got the RUF into the Blood Diamond trade. In 1995 a group called the Executive Outcomes were hired to take care of the RUF. Soon a new President was elected and the Executive Outcomes were dismissed and the RUF was back in control of the diamond work. The RUF remained in contorl of the diamonds until the beginning of Jan. of 2002. For over a decade, African were captured, killed, even mulated. Some African were forced to work in the poor conditions of the diamond camps.