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Name: Liberian Civil Wars

Type: Event

Start: 1989 AD

End: 2003 AD

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Were two related civil wars in Liberia.

Chronology


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1. First Liberian Civil War


24 December 1989 - 2 August 1997: internal conflict in Liberia from 1989 until 1997.

  • December 1989: 24 December 1989 – 2 August 1997: internal conflict in Liberia.

  • 2. Second Liberian Civil War


    The second Liberian civil war began in 1999 when an armed group called Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) invaded the northern part of Liberia with the support of the neighboring Guinean government.

  • April 1999: The Second Liberian Civil War began when a rebel group backed by the government of neighbouring Guinea, the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), emerged in northern Liberia.
  • April 2003: In early 2003, a new rebel group, the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), emerged in the south of Liberia.
  • July 2003: Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) besiege the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
  • August 2003: By June-July 2003, the forces of Liberian president Charles Taylor controlled only a third of the country.
  • August 2003: The Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed by the warring parties marking the political end of the Second Liberian Civil War.

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