Professor Clifford Nelson Fyle (March 29, 1933 – January 18, 2006) was a Sierra Leonean linguistics professor, author, writer, mathematician, lecturer and publisher who authored the Sierra Leone National Anthem. He was the first Sierra Leonean to produce school books for the teaching of Sierra Leonean languages. He is today widely known as the lyricist of the Sierra Leone national anthem.
Professor Clifford Nelson Fyle (March 29, 1933 – January 18, 2006) was a Sierra Leonean linguistics professor, author, writer, mathematician, lecturer and publisher who authored the Sierra Leone National Anthem. He was the first Sierra Leonean to produce school books for the teaching of Sierra Leonean languages. He is today widely known as the lyricist of the Sierra Leone national anthem.
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