<Tr> <Th> Liberia </Th> <Th> Sierra Leone </Th> </Tr> <P> Liberia--Sierra Leone relations refers to the historical and current relationship between Liberia and Sierra Leone . The two countries signed a non-aggression pact in 2007 when Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma took office . In January 2011, an African diplomat described relations as "cordial". </P> <P> Both states were destinations for ex-slaves from the Americas as well as people rescued by the British Navy from slave ships en route to the Americas . Those who were resettled in both territories became known as Krio people and Americo - Liberians respectively, and eventually formed the local elites of both states . Liberia became independent in 1847, while Sierra Leone remained a colony of the United Kingdom until 1961 . </P> <P> Relations were tense between Liberia and its neighbors, including Sierra Leone, during the presidencies of Samuel Doe and Charles Taylor . In 1983, Liberian General Thomas Quiwonkpa fled to Sierra Leone after being charged with attempting a Coup d'état . Under Taylor, the Sierra Leonean Armed Forces clashed with the Armed Forces of Liberia, which left several people dead . </P>

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