The Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy was a rebel group in Liberia that was active from 1999 until the resignation of Charles Taylor ended the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. While
LURD commander "Gen. Cobra" with his guards
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a Liberian former politician. He served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberia
Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
…key force in internal Liberian politics. The group's only stated political purpose during the civil war that followed its rebellion against President Charles Taylor was to force him out of office: "Taylor must go". The group received support from Liberian diasporas in other African countries, Europe and the United…
Taylor's 1984 mugshot for embezzlement charges
The Daily Talk newsboard documenting the Charles Taylor case