Revolutionary United Front (RUF) led by Foday Sankoh rebelled against the government of President Momoh beginning on March 23, 1991. Nigeria and Guinea deployed troops in Sierra Leone in support of the government’s conflict against the RUF rebels (seven Guinean soldiers were killed by RUF rebels in Sierra Leone in September 1995). A new constitution establishing a multi-party political system was approved in a referendum on August 30, 1991, and the constitution went into effect on October 1, 1991. The ban on political parties was lifted on September 30, 1991.
President Momoh was deposed in a military coup led by Captain Valentine Strasser on April 29, 1992. President Joseph Saidu Momoh was deposed in a military coup led by Captain Valentine Strasser on April 29, 1992. Captain Strasser declared a state-of-emergency on April 30, 1992, and he was named chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) on May 1, 1992. The NPRC dissolved the parliament and suspended political activity on May 4, 1992.
