First Liberian Civil War
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The First Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1989 to 1997 that led to the overthrow of President Samuel Doe, widespread atrocities, and the near-collapse of Liberia’s state institutions.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
→
civil war → |
| combatant |
Armed Forces of Liberia
→
ECOWAS Monitoring Group → National Patriotic Front of Liberia →
surface form: "Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia"
National Patriotic Front of Liberia → United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy → West African peacekeeping forces → |
| country | Liberia → |
| deathTollEstimate |
150000
→
250000 → |
| displacedPersonsEstimate |
1000000
→
700000 → |
| endDate | 1997-08-19 → |
| followedBy | Second Liberian Civil War → |
| hasCause |
authoritarian rule of Samuel Doe
→
coup against Samuel Doe in 1980 → economic decline in Liberia → ethnic tensions in Liberia → marginalization of Gio and Mano groups → |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Gio people
→
Krahn people → Mano people → |
| involvedOrganization |
ECOWAS
→
surface form: "Economic Community of West African States"
United Nations → |
| leader |
Alhaji Kromah
→
Charles Taylor → Prince Johnson → Roosevelt Johnson → Samuel Doe → |
| location |
Bong County
→
Grand Gedeh County → Lofa County → Monrovia → Nimba County → |
| notableEvent |
Operation Octopus in 1992
→
capture and killing of Samuel Doe in 1990 → |
| partOf | Liberian Civil Wars → |
| peaceAgreement |
Abuja Accord
→
Akosombo Agreement → Cotonou Peace Agreement → |
| precededBy | 1980 Liberian coup d'état → |
| result |
destruction of infrastructure in Liberia
→
election of Charles Taylor as president of Liberia in 1997 → fragmentation of armed factions in Liberia → large-scale refugee flows to neighboring countries → mass displacement of civilians → near-collapse of Liberian state institutions → overthrow of President Samuel Doe → signing of the Abuja Peace Accord → widespread atrocities against civilians → |
| startDate | 1989-12-24 → |
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