1. By: Lisa Zarembski & Max Lewis

2.  Diamonds that are illegally traded by rebel groups in order to fund civil war.  In Angola, the rebel group UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) traded diamonds for weapons in order to fight its government.  President of Angola: UNITA Leader:  President Dos Santos Dr. Jonas Savimbi  http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm

3.  The illegal diamond trading is responsible for the civil war and the death of innocent people.  Diamond mining has forced many people to leave their homes.  The environment has been severely damaged Mines have left land permanently destroyed Water has been poisoned from mining chemicals Unable to farm: people seek food aid http://www.brilliantearth.com/blood- diamond-environmental-impact/ http://www.professionalj eweler.com/pjicons/archi ves/nov04/1104dn02.jpg

4.  Miners work long hours and are paid very low wages about a $1 a day.  Workers must travel town to town, wherever work is available.  They must also live on the mining site.  Miners risk their lives due to the dangerous tools used, mudslides, collapsing walls, drowning and other accidents while searching for diamonds. http://iriepj.files.w ordpress.com/2007/ 11/marcus2.png http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/kenya/0 90623/many-african-diamonds-are-still-bloody

5.  The Kimberley Process: An international system used to stop the trade in blood diamonds.  Ensures that the diamonds being imported and exported are completely conflict-free. http://www.diamond- heaven.co.uk/images/c onflict-free.jpg http://history.howstuff works.com/african- history/african- diamond-trade2.htm

6.  After the death of UNITA leader Dr. Jonas Savimbi in 2002, civil war in Angola has ended.  The trading of diamonds is currently being looked after by the Kimberley Process.  People are still trying to recover from the war and destruction it has brought to the country. http://whatabouta frica.files.wordpres s.com/2009/06/blo od-diamonds.jpg http://www.independent.co.uk /news/world/africa/exclusive- the-return-of-blood-diamonds- 1718027.html

7. Howden, Daniel. "Exclusive: The return of blood diamonds." The Independent. 25 June 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/exclusive-the-return-of-blood- diamonds-1718027.html. Hoyt, Alia. "How the African Diamond Trade Works." Howstuffworks.com. 30 Oct. 2008. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://history.howstuffworks.com/african-history/african- diamond-trade2.htm. McConnell, Tristan. "Many African diamonds still bloody." GlobalPost.com. 24 June 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/kenya/090623/many-african-diamonds-are- still-bloody http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/exclusive-the-return-of-blood- diamonds-1718027.htmlhttp://history.howstuffworks.com/african-history/african- diamond-trade2.htm http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/kenya/090623/many-african-diamonds-are- still-bloody "Blood Diamonds - Environmental Impact in Sierra Leone, Angola, Africa." Canadian Diamonds, Conflict-Free Diamonds Jewelry | Brilliant Earth. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. http://www.brilliantearth.com/blood-diamond-environmental-impact/. http://www.brilliantearth.com/blood-diamond-environmental-impact/ "Angola Diamond Mining and War." Welcome to American University, Washington, DC USA. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm.http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm