Wilberforce, Sierra Leone
- Wilberforce, Sierra Leone
Wilberforce is an area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is the highest point in the city and is also home to several foreign embassies, including China, Gambia, Germany, Liberia, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Austria [http://www.slhc-uk.org.uk/diplomatic.htm] . It is also home to a military barracks [http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unamsil/release.html] .
Notable People from Wilberforce, Sierra Leone
*John 'Johnny' Taylor: Krio trader killed during Sierra Leone's Hut Tax War of 1898
External links
* http://www.wilberforcelecturetrust.co.uk/index.php/lectures/transcript/30/?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=550
* [http://www.slhc-uk.org.uk/diplomatic.htm List of embassies in Freetown]
* [http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unamsil/release.html| United Nations document on UNAMSIL]
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