Rwandan Armed Forces (RAF) (continued)

opposition to Arusha Peace Accords, 187

views of war, 187

Rwandan civil war

cease-fire, 176–177

French mediation in, 179

French military intervention, 174

genocide in, 165

government response, 173–174

influx of weapons, 194

RPF invasion, 171

“spoilers” in, 188, 327

“ripeness” of conflict in, 164, 186

“third force” in, 194

third parties in, 164

timing of invasion, 170

Tutsi killings, 183, 192–193

Uganda’s role in, 171–172

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), 35, 164, 182

Banyarwanda exiles in, 172

attacks during Arusha negotiations, 183

and guerrilla war, 175

military superiority of, 174, 183

reorganization of, 175

rivalry in, 170

threats to resume war, 193

Rwigyema, Major General Fred, 170–171, 175

Sagatwa, Colonel Elie, 195

Sankoh, Foday, 36, 216, 219, 232–233, 238, 283

arrest in Nigeria, 242

capture of, 311

communication from Nigeria, 252

death sentence, 290

Sankoh, Foday (continued)

preconditions for negotiations, 300

return to Freetown, 308

replacement as RUF leader, 313

as vice-chairman of AFRC, 252

Salim, Ahmed Salim, 85, 254, 266

Sandline International, 274–275

Sankawulo, Wilton, 140, 149

Saxena, Rakesh, 274–275

Sawyer, Amos, 62, 68

Seekie, Raleigh, 84

Senegal

death of ECOMOG soldiers, 93–94

role in ECOMOG, 83

U.S. aid, 89

withdrawal from ECOMOG, 110–111

Sesay, Colonel Abdul, 272

Sesay, General Issa, 313

Sese Seko, Mobutu, 178

accusations of bias, 178–179

as mediator, 177

Shagari, Shehu, 224

Sheriff, Mohammed, 120

Shultz, George, 26

SLA. See Sierra Leone Army

Sierra Leone

anti-AFRC demonstrations, 253

arming of Kamajor,, 292

coup, 225, 243–244, 251–252

elections (1996), 233

Sierra Leone Army (SLA), 223

alleged neglect, 240–241

corruption in, 224

ill-equipped, 223–224

retirement of officers, 241

victories of, 228