ECOMOG mission in Liberia
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The ECOMOG mission in Liberia was a West African regional peacekeeping intervention led primarily by ECOWAS member states to help end Liberia’s civil war and stabilize the country in the 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECOMOG mission in Liberia canonical | 1 |
| ECOMOG mission in Sierra Leone | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military intervention
ⓘ
peacekeeping mission ⓘ regional security operation ⓘ |
| activity |
disarming combatants
ⓘ
monitoring ceasefires ⓘ peace enforcement ⓘ providing security for humanitarian operations ⓘ securing key installations ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Liberian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributingState |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinationWith | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
allegations of human rights abuses
ⓘ
partiality toward some factions ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1990s ⓘ |
| followedBy | United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
end Liberia’s civil war
ⓘ
enforce ceasefire agreements ⓘ facilitate humanitarian assistance ⓘ protect civilians ⓘ stabilize Liberia ⓘ support political transition ⓘ |
| ledBy | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | ECOWAS decisions on Liberia ⓘ |
| mandateFrom | Economic Community of West African States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Economic Community of West African States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces loyal to Charles Taylor ⓘ |
| partOf | Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | unilateral interventions by neighboring states in Liberia ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to ending the First Liberian Civil War
ⓘ
helped create conditions for peace agreements in Liberia ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Interim Government of National Unity of Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Liberian civilian groups ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Greater Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
ECOMOG mission in Sierra Leone