United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy

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The United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) was a major rebel faction in Liberia, formed largely by exiled opponents of Charles Taylor, that fought to overthrow his forces during the First Liberian Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed faction
non-state armed group
rebel group
activeIn 1990s
Liberia
alsoKnownAs ULIMO-K
surface form: ULIMO
areaOfOperation Bomi County
Grand Cape Mount County
Lofa County
western Liberia
conflict First Liberian Civil War
country Liberia
ethnicBase Krahn
Mande peoples
surface form: Mandingo
formedBy exiled opponents of Charles Taylor
goal overthrow Charles Taylor's forces
ideology anti-Charles Taylor
involvedIn civilian targeting
human rights abuses
opposedGovernmentOf Liberia
opposedTo Charles Taylor
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
partOf Liberian warring factions
region West Africa
splitInto ULIMO-K
surface form: ULIMO-J

ULIMO-K
status defunct
timePeriod First Liberian Civil War era
tookPartIn Liberian peace negotiations
typeOfWarfare guerrilla warfare
usedLanguage English
Liberian English
local Liberian languages

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First Liberian Civil War combatant United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
Liberian Civil Wars mainBelligerent United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
Alhaji Kromah factionOf United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
subject surface form: Alhaji G.V. Kromah
this entity surface form: United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia
Roosevelt Johnson factionOf United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
this entity surface form: United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia
Cotonou Peace Agreement signatoryParty United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
Akosombo Agreement partyInvolved United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
this entity surface form: United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia