General elections were held in Liberia on 19 July 1997 as part of the 1996 peace agreement ending the First Liberian Civil War. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and
Charles Taylor 1984 mugshot
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, April 2010
First Liberian Civil War
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The First Liberian Civil War was the first of two civil wars within the West African nation of Liberia which lasted between 1989 and 1997. President Samuel Doe's regime of totalitarianism and widespre
1997 Liberian general election
…General elections were held in Liberia on 19 July 1997 as part of the 1996 peace agreement ending the First Liberian Civil War. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate were up for election. Voter turnout was around 89%. Former rebel…
Samuel Doe with US Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger outside of the Pentagon in 1982.