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| He was one of several warlords battling it out in a bitter civil war, which killed hundreds of thousands of Liberians and ruined a once prosperous economy. A rebel group led by the notorious Foday Sankoh began attacking Sierra Leone from territory controlled by Mr Taylor, plunging that country into a brutal, 10-year conflict. |
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| Charles Taylor launched a rebellion against President Samuel Doe in 1989.He had served in Mr Doe's government but was accused of embezzling $1m. He fled to the United States and was arrested but mysteriously escaped from a US prison. |
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| Photo from BBC |
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| Photo from theperspective.org |
| Coming Back to Liberia with WAR |
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