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Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy

1999–2003 · 20th century · Also known as LURD

Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) was a rebel movement that fought the government of Charles Taylor from 1999, beginning the Second Liberian Civil War. Backed by Guinea, it advanced on Monrovia in 2003, and with the MODEL rebels forced Taylor to resign and go into exile. The Accra peace agreement of 2003 ended the war.

Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberians-united-for-reconciliation-and-democracy
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“Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberians-united-for-reconciliation-and-democracy. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberians-united-for-reconciliation-and-democracy.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberians-united-for-reconciliation-and-democracy (Accessed: ).

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