Who was the leader of the RUF?

The leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone was Foday Sankoh. He founded the group in the early 1990s and led it during the brutal civil war that ensued, which was marked by widespread atrocities and human rights violations. Sankoh was eventually captured in 2000, and he faced trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.