READ BELOW TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE DATES THAT DEFINE OUR FREEDOM
1808: In 1808 Sierra Leone officially became a crown Colony with the land possessions of the Sierra Leone Company (formerly known as St. George’s Bay Company) transferred to the crown. The colony was dedicated to demonstrating the principles of Christianity, civilization and commerce.
1827: Fourah Bay College opened in 1827 as the first institution of higher learning in modern sub-Saharan Africa after the collapse of the one at Timbuktu. Until the Second War Fourah Bay College offered the only alternative to Europe and America for British colony West Africans who wanted a university degree.
1845: The Sierra Leone Grammar School was founded on 25th March 1845 as the Church Missionary Society (C.M.S.) Grammar School, and was the first secondary school in Sub- Saharan Africa.
1863: The current Sierra Leone Parliament owes its origin to colonial constitutional developments dating as far back as to 1863 when the British colonial authorities established both Legislative and Executive Councils.
1876: Originally intended as an Anglican missionary school to train teachers in the promotion of education and Christianity, Fourah Bay College became a degree granting institution in 1876, when it became affiliated with Durham University in England.
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