Sierra Leone Independence Movement
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Sierra Leone Independence Movement was a Freetown
-based political party
in Sierra Leone
, was founded in 1957. The movement was led by Edward Wilmot Blyden III
(grandson of Edward Wilmot Blyden
). The party contested four Freetown constituencies in the 1957 election, but did not win any seat.
In September 1958 SLIM merged with the Kono Progressive Movement
, forming the Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement
.
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
-based political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, was founded in 1957. The movement was led by Edward Wilmot Blyden III
Edward Wilmot Blyden III
Edward Wilmot Blyden III was a diplomat, political scientist and educator born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He distinguished himself as an educator and contributor to post-colonial discourse on African self-government, and Third World non-alignment...
(grandson of Edward Wilmot Blyden
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Edward Wilmot Blyden was an Americo-Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician primarily in Liberia. He also taught for five years in Sierra Leone, and his writings were influential in both countries....
). The party contested four Freetown constituencies in the 1957 election, but did not win any seat.
In September 1958 SLIM merged with the Kono Progressive Movement
Kono Progressive Movement
Kono Progressive Movement was a political party in Kono, Sierra Leone, that emerged in the mid-1950s with the backdrop of the expansion of diamond mining activities there are the growing feeling amongst a section of the Kono people that they were not reaping the benefits of the diamond boom. KPM...
, forming the Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement
Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement
Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement was a political party in Sierra Leone, led by Paramount Chief from Kono, Tamba Sungu Mbriwa. The party was founded in 1958, through the merger of the Kono Progressive Movement and the Sierra Leone Independence Movement...
.