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Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)

b. 1948 · 20th century · Also known as Charles Ghankay Taylor, Charles Taylor, Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor

Charles Taylor is a Liberian warlord and politician who launched the rebellion of 1989 that began the First Liberian Civil War and was president of Liberia from 1997 to 2003. He backed the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone's civil war, and in 2012 the Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 50 years in prison.

Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Charles Taylor (Liberian politician). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/charles-taylor-liberia
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