Sierra Leone’s Bloody Dynamite Coup Of 1974 Explained

On July 19, 1975, a sad chapter was written in the political history of Sierra Leone🇸🇱 when 8 of 15 men who were tried and convicted for an alleged coup attempt of July 1974 were executed at the Pademba Road Prison in Freetown, Sierra Leone🇸🇱. On the morning of the executions, the bodies of the men who had been killed by hanging were displayed for about an hour before the crowd outside the Pademba Road Prison in Freetown in order to send a strong message to all those who might want to attempt to overthrow the government. The sad display of the bodies of the men who had been killed by hanging sent shockwaves throughout Sierra Leone🇸🇱 and even beyond. The marathon trial and eventual executions of these men was not only a burden of grief to family and loved ones, but a terrible loss to the entire nation. In this episode, we cover one of the darkest moments in Sierra Leone’s🇸🇱 history. #africa #history #sierraleone #freetown #siakastevens #apc #westafricancountry #westafrican #westafrica