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First Liberian Civil War begins. The 1980 Liberian coup d'état happened on April 12, 1980, when President William Tolbert was overthrown and murdered in a violent coup . The coup was staged by an indigenous Liberian faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) under the command of Master Sergeant Samuel Doe .
The First Liberian Civil War was the first of two civil wars within the West African nation of Liberia which lasted between 1989 and 1997. President Samuel Doe's regime of totalitarianism and widespread corruption led to calls for withdrawal of the support of the United States, by the late 1980s. [2]
Elder Gaye is a member of the Krahn tribe, which is being targeted for execution by rebels from the International Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL). The local rebellion leader, Ansa, kills both male and female Krahn tribe members on sight, blaming them for the war started by President Samuel Doe, a Krahn, as well as for the killing of his ...
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The National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) was a Liberian rebel group that initiated and participated in the First Liberian Civil War from 24 December 1989 – 2 August 1997. The NPFL emerged out of rising ethnic tensions and civil unrest due to the Liberian government that was characterized by totalitarianism , corruption , and favoritism ...
Because in the war – people are scattered everywhere and those that are living in different areas won't know about this. — M, survivor of the Maher Bridge [ 1 ] A number of witnesses to the massacre gave testimonies to the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) .
The Second Liberian Civil War was a civil war in the West African nation of Liberia that lasted from 1999 to 2003.. President Charles Taylor came to power in 1997 after victory in the First Liberian Civil War which led to two years of peace.
The Monrovia Church massacre, also referred to as the St. Peter's Lutheran Church massacre, was the worst single atrocity of the First Liberian Civil War.Approximately 600 people were killed at the church, on 14th Street, in the Sinkor district of Monrovia on 29 July 1990.