[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 160 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.Con. Res.160
                                                 Agreed to June 28, 1996

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                          Concurrent Resolution


 
Congratulating the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success 
            of their recent democratic multiparty elections.

Whereas since 1991 the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone have 
  endured a horrific civil war that has killed thousands of individuals 
  and displaced more than half the population of the country;
Whereas for the first time in almost 30 years, the Republic of Sierra 
  Leone held its first truly democratic multiparty elections to elect a 
  president and parliament and put an end to military rule;
Whereas the elections held on February 26, 1996, and the subsequent 
  runoff election held on March 15, 1996, were deemed by international 
  and domestic observers to be free and fair and legitimate expressions 
  of the will of the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone;
Whereas success of the newly elected democratic government led by 
  President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah could have a positive effect on the West 
  African neighbors of the Republic of Sierra Leone; and
Whereas the historic event of democratic multiparty elections in the 
  Republic of Sierra Leone should be honored: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
        (1) congratulates the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone 
    for holding their first democratic multiparty presidential and 
    parliamentary elections in nearly 30 years;
        (2) encourages all people of the Republic of Sierra Leone to 
    continue to negotiate an end to the civil war and to work together 
    after taking the critical first step of holding democratic 
    elections in that country;
        (3) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to help 
    nations move toward freedom and democracy; and
        (4) further reaffirms that the United States is committed to 
    encouraging peace, democracy, and economic development on the 
    African continent.
Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.