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Liberia welcomes sanctions lift against ex-Taylor officials
Jul 25, 2012 18:38 EDT
Liberia's government on Wednesday welcomed the lifting of UN sanctions against 17 Liberians who were part of former warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor's regime.
Charles Taylor: lay preacher and feared warlord
May 30, 2012 08:49 EDT
Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor, the first former head of state to be sentenced in a war crimes trial by a global court since 1946, was once one of Africa's most feared warlords.
Liberians fear for stability after Taylor verdict
Apr 26, 2012 12:28 EDT
Liberians shed few tears for Charles Taylor after their ex-president was found guilty of war crimes Thursday but there were fears his conviction could undermine a still fragile peace.
Liberia urges calm ahead of Charles Taylor's verdict
Apr 25, 2012 12:00 EDT
The government of Liberia on Wednesday urged people to stay calm ahead of the imminent war crimes verdict on former president Charles Taylor from the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Liberia's Sirleaf takes presidential oath
Jan 16, 2012 08:36 EST
Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a lavish $1.2 million ceremony after her disputed reelection in the nation's second post-war polls.
Liberia's Sirleaf: women's icon with nerves of steel
Jan 16, 2012 06:10 EST
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a joint Nobel Peace Prize winner as a champion for women's rights, whose steely nerves have been tested at the helm of a deeply divided post-war Liberia.
Ex-warlord wants large slice of power from Liberia's Sirleaf
Oct 19, 2011 17:02 EDT
Ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who came third in presidential polls, on Wednesday demanded 30 percent of Liberia's government from incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in exchange for his valuable support.
Sirleaf's re-election bid boosted by backing of ex-warlord
Oct 18, 2011 13:57 EDT
Liberian ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who came third in last week's presidential polls, announced Tuesday he would back Nobel peace laureate and incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a run-off election.
Liberian ex-warlord backs Sirleaf re-election bid
Oct 18, 2011 08:48 EDT
Ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who came third in Liberia's presidential polls, on Tuesday announced he would back Nobel peace laureate and incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a run-off election.
Liberian ex-warlord emerges as kingmaker
Oct 15, 2011 07:11 EDT
Notorious ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who was filmed ordering his men to cut off the ears of dictator Samuel Doe two decades ago, has emerged as a surprising kingmaker in Liberia's presidential election.
Ex-warlord emerges as kingmaker after Liberian vote
Oct 14, 2011 22:19 EDT
Notorious ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who was filmed ordering his men to cut off the ears of dictator Samuel Doe two decades ago, has emerged as a surprising kingmaker in Liberia's presidential election.
Liberia's Sirleaf leads halfway vote tally
Oct 14, 2011 14:43 EDT
Liberia's Nobel winner and incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took a strong lead over rival Winston Tubman Friday, without the majority needed to avoid a run-off presidential election.
Liberia's Sirleaf ahead as poll results trickle in
Oct 13, 2011 14:36 EDT
Liberia's new Nobel laureate, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was heading Thursday for a run-off vote in her re-election bid following polls seen as a test of the nation's fragile eight-year peace.
Liberian vote a stress-test for fragile gains
Oct 09, 2011 13:03 EDT
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Still haunted by memories of West Africa's bloodiest civil war, Liberians hope Tuesday's presidential election will shore up peace and lay the basis for prosperity instead of producing the grist for more violence.
Liberians weigh Sirleaf's Nobel win ahead of key election
Oct 08, 2011 15:48 EDT
Liberians on Saturday weighed the potential impact of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Nobel Peace Prize victory, which has been slammed as an unfair boost just three days before she seeks re-election.
Nobel winner Gbowee wants absolute world peace
Oct 08, 2011 10:31 EDT
Nobel peace prize joint winner Leymah Gbowee said on Saturday it was her goal to seek absolute peace in Africa and the world, also paying tribute to a late Kenyan peace laureate.
Nobel could tip Liberia vote in second post-war polls
Oct 07, 2011 20:10 EDT
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf received a much-need boost to her hopes of winning a second term with the award of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Friday, just days before voting.
Nigeria slam Liberia after Africa Games draw
Apr 17, 2011 17:21 EDT
Nigeria coach Austin Eguavoen slammed hosts Liberia Sunday after a 1-1 draw in the first leg of a 2011 All-Africa Games qualifier.
Canadian brother's photos offer rare look at pre-war Liberia
Mar 07, 2011 12:55 EST
A worn manila envelope of old photos held the memory of two Canadian brothers' idyllic expat childhood in Liberia, a far-off land of wild beaches and lush jungle where they even had a pet chimpanzee.
Family photos offer rare look at pre-war Liberia
Mar 07, 2011 02:01 EST
A worn manila envelope of old photos held the memory of two Canadian brothers' idyllic expat childhood in Liberia, a far-off land of wild beaches and lush jungle where they even had a pet chimpanzee.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Samuel Kanyon Doe | |
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21st President of Liberia
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| In office January 6, 1986 – September 9, 1990 | |
| Vice President | Harry F. Moniba |
| Preceded by | William R. Tolbert, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles G. Taylor |
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| Born | May 6, 1951 Tuzon, Liberia |
| Died | September 9, 1990 (aged 39) |
| Political party | National Democratic |
