Samuel Doe
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Samuel Doe was a Liberian military officer-turned-president whose authoritarian rule and eventual overthrow played a central role in triggering the First Liberian Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Doe canonical | 4 |
| Samuel Kanyon Doe | 1 |
| dictatorship of Samuel Doe | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | overthrow ⓘ |
| conflictAssociatedWith | First Liberian Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Liberia ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | tensions between ruling elites and other groups in Liberia ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | military-backed regime ⓘ |
| governedDuring | Cold War era ⓘ |
| governmentType | authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| impactOnCountry |
destabilization of Liberia
ⓘ
erosion of democratic institutions in Liberia ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with onset of prolonged civil conflict in Liberia
ⓘ
controversial leader in Liberian history ⓘ |
| militaryRank | non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoritarian presidency in Liberia
ⓘ
role in events leading to the First Liberian Civil War ⓘ |
| overthrowContributedTo | First Liberian Civil War ⓘ |
| overthrowResultedIn | political instability in Liberia ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | authoritarianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Liberia
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| powerBase | military ⓘ |
| primaryActivityLocation | Monrovia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | West Africa ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | key figure in late 20th-century Liberian politics ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Armed Forces of Liberia
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberian Armed Forces
Liberian executive branch ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Samuel Kanyon Doe
this entity surface form:
dictatorship of Samuel Doe