First Liberian Civil War

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. In December 1989, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) led by Charles Taylor invaded Liberia from Ivory Coast to overthrow Doe, and gained control over most of Liberia within a year.

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1989 — 1997  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Liberia's first civil war
civil war, 

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1989-12-24T00:00:00Z

1997-08-02T00:00:00Z

1989 — 1997 First Liberian Civil War

1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

1992 — 1995 Second Liberia War

1999-04-21T00:00:00Z

2003-08-18T00:00:00Z

1999 — 2003 Second Liberian Civil War

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U.S.Gov(2008) Drug intoxicated irregular fighters

Defense.gov News Photo 960627-M-3983O-004

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1822	Liberia	sovereign state, republic, country	Wikidata
event	war	1989	First Liberian Civil War	civil war	Wikidata
event	war	1992	Second Liberia War	civil war, Liberia, Nigeria, National Patriotic Front of Liberia, United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy	Wikidata
event	war	1999	Second Liberian Civil War	civil war, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, Movement for Democracy in Liberia, Armed Forces of Liberia, Anti-Terrorist Unit, Liberian National Police	Wikidata
commons	image		U.S.Gov(2008) Drug intoxicated irregular fighters		Commons
commons	image		Defense.gov News Photo 960627-M-3983O-004		Commons