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Liberia: First and Second Civil Wars and Transitional Rule (1989–2006)

Liberia: First and Second Civil Wars and Transitional Rule (1989–2006)

  1. NPFL launches insurgency from Côte d’Ivoire

    Labels: NPFL, Charles Taylor
  2. ECOMOG peacekeepers arrive in Monrovia

    Labels: ECOMOG, ECOWAS
  3. President Samuel Doe captured and killed

    Labels: Samuel Doe, Prince Johnson
  4. General elections held; Taylor wins presidency

    Labels: Charles Taylor, 1997 Elections
  5. Second Liberian Civil War begins

    Labels: LURD, rebellion
  6. Ceasefire agreement signed by warring parties

    Labels: Ceasefire Agreement
  7. UN Security Council creates UNMIL mission

    Labels: UNMIL, UN Security
  8. Gyude Bryant sworn in as transitional chairman

    Labels: Gyude Bryant, National Transitional
  9. TRC mandate enacted under transitional legislature

    Labels: Truth and
  10. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf inaugurated as president

    Labels: Ellen Johnson, 2005 Elections