Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor
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Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a former Liberian warlord and politician who served as President of Liberia and was later convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former president
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| convictedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| convictionPenalty | 50 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-01-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bentley College
NERFINISHED
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Bentley University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Americo-Liberian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exileLocation | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extraditedTo |
Liberia
NERFINISHED
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Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | National Patriotic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
First Liberian Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Second Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first former African head of state convicted by an international tribunal since the Nuremberg Trials
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role in the First Liberian Civil War ⓘ role in the Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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rebel leader ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2003-08-11 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1997-08-02 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
HM Prison Frankland
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Liberia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ruth Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | resignation from the presidency of Liberia in 2003 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Moses Blah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialHeldIn | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialOrganizedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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