Institution

ECOMOG

1990–1999 · 20th century · Also known as Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group

ECOMOG, the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group, was a multinational West African armed force led by Nigeria. Formed in 1990 to intervene in the Liberian civil war, it held Monrovia and later supervised the 1997 elections; it also intervened in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). ECOMOG. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ecomog
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