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).[1] The party contested four Freetown constituencies in the 1957 election, but did not win any seat.[2]
In September 1958, SLIM merged with the Kono Progressive Movement, forming the Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement.[3]
References
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- ^ Luke, David Fashole (1985). "The Development of Modern Trade Unionism in Sierra Leone, Part I". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 18 (3): 425–454. doi:10.2307/218647. JSTOR 218647.
- ^ Hayward, Fred M. (1972). "The Development of a Radical Political Organization in the Bush: A Case Study in Sierra Leone". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 6 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1080/00083968.1972.10803654. JSTOR 484149.
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