Abuja Accord (Liberia)
ThAbuja Agreementwas a peace treaty signed on 19 August 1995 in an attempt to secure peace from National Patriotic Front of Liberia leader, Charles Taylor in the First Liberian Civil War. The agreement was another in a list of treaties attempting to bring peace to Liberia, being preceded by the Cotonou Accord on 25 July 1993, the Akosombo Agreement on 12 August 1994, and its Accra Clarification. The agreement set up a Council of State of Liberia, which was to consist of a chair, and five members: Charles Taylor, LTG. G. V. Kromah ( United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy), Dr. George Boley Sr. (LNC), Oscar Jaryee Quiah (Liberian National Conference), and Chief Tamba Tailor. According to the accords, the first holder of the rotating chairmanship was to be Wilton G. S. Sankawulo, but the position was actually first held by David D. Kpormakor. The council's third and final chair, Ruth Perry Ruth Sando Fahnbulleh Perry (16 July 1939 – 8 January 2017) was a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Patriotic Front Of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) was a Liberian rebel group that initiated and participated in the First Liberian Civil War from 1989 to 1996. Leadership The military aspects of NPFL were led by Charles Taylor, a former government official who was being sought for trial on charges of corruption, the NPFL took up arms against the regime of Samuel Doe on 24 December 1989. Most NPFL fighters were originally drawn from the Gio and Mano ethnic groups of northern Liberia who were persecuted under Doe's regime. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf served as International Coordinator of the NPFL. Taylor and Tom Woewiyu were also in leadership positions. Martina Johnson was one of the NPFL commanders who is alleged to have “participated directly in mutilation and mass killing in late 1992 during an NPFL offensive known as ‘Operation Octopus’. Support Popular support within Liberia helped the group grow from an initial force numbering in the low hundreds to a large irregular ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liberian National Conference
Liberian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Liberia, a country on the west coast of Africa * A person from Liberia, or of Liberian descent, see Demographics of Liberia **Americo-Liberians * Liberian culture * Liberian cuisine * Liberian English See also * *List of Liberians *Languages of Liberia Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, and Liberian Kolo-kwa is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language. The native Niger-Congo lang ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Treaties Concluded In 1995
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal persons. A treaty may also be known as an international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. However, only documents that are legally binding on the parties are considered treaties under international law. Treaties vary on the basis of obligations (the extent to which states are bound to the rules), precision (the extent to which the rules are unambiguous), and delegation (the extent to which third parties have authority to interpret, apply and make rules). Treaties are among the earliest manifestations of international relations, with the first known example being a border agreement between the Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma around 3100 BC. International agreements were used in so ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1995 In Liberia
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes Kobe, Japan, killing 5,000-6,000 people; The Unabomber Manifesto is published in several U.S. newspapers; Gravestone, Gravestones mark the victims of the Srebrenica massacre near the end of the Bosnian War; Windows 95 is launched by Microsoft for Personal computer, PC; The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered; Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Space station Mir in a display of U.S.-Russian cooperation; The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is Oklahoma City bombing, bombed by Domestic terrorism in the United States, domestic terrorists, killing 168., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 O. J. Simpson murder case rect 200 0 400 200 Great Hanshin earthquake, Kobe earthquake rect 400 0 6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peace Treaties
A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties. It is different from an armistice, which is an agreement to stop hostilities; a surrender, in which an army agrees to give up arms; or a ceasefire or truce, in which the parties may agree to temporarily or permanently stop fighting. The art of negotiating a peace treaty in the modern era has been referred to by legal scholar Christine Bell as the , with a peace treaty potentially contributing to the legal framework governing the post conflict period, or . Elements of treaties The content of a treaty usually depends on the nature of the conflict being concluded. In the case of large conflicts between numerous parties, international treaty covering all issues or separate treaties signed between each party. There are many possible issues that may be included in a peace treaty such as the following: * Formal designation of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ruth Perry
Ruth Sando Fahnbulleh Perry (16 July 1939 – 8 January 2017) was a Liberian politician. She served as the interim Chairman of the Council of State of Liberia from 3 September 1996 until 2 August 1997, following the First Liberian Civil War. After eleven international peace attempts between 1990 and 1995 to end the civil war in Liberia, the attempts appeared to succeed. The interim Council of State consisted of a civilian chairman, as well as members of warring factions: Charles Taylor, United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy-K leader Alhaji Kromah, Liberia Peace Council leader George Boley, and two other civilians. Perry was known for being the first female president of Liberia and of contemporary Africa as a whole. Liberia also has the distinction of electing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the first elected female African leader in modern times.Skard, Torild (2014) "Ruth Perry" in ''Women of Power – Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David D
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wilton G
Wilton may refer to: Places Australia * Wilton, New South Wales, a small town near Sydney Canada * Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan England *Wilton, Cumbria * Wilton, Herefordshire ** Wilton Castle *Wilton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire * Wilton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire ** Wilton Castle (Redcar and Cleveland) ** Wilton International *Wilton, Somerset, a suburb of Taunton *Wilton, Wiltshire, a town near Salisbury ** Wilton Abbey **Wilton House * Wilton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, a hamlet in Grafton parish near Marlborough **Wilton Windmill Ireland * Wilton, Cork, a suburb of Cork City * Wilton, County Offaly, a townland in Kilmanaghan civil parish, barony of Kilcoursey New Zealand * Wilton, New Zealand, a suburb of Wellington Scotland * Wilton, Scottish Borders United States * Wilton, Alabama, a town *Wilton, Arkansas, a town *Wilton, California, a town *Wilton, Connecticut, a town *Wilton, Illinois, an unincorporated community *Wilto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamba Tailor
Tamba Taylor, also spelled 'Tailor', (September 1898October 2000) was a long-serving paramount chief of the Kissi people, Lofa County, Liberia. Taylor served as part of the collective presidency of Liberia 1995–1997. Taylor was born on 29 September, 1898, in a Kissi family in Milimalah, Kissi Chiefdom (in present-day Foya District). His name was Tamba Lamie Kongor. He received no formal education. He later changed his name to 'Taylor', due to his profession as a tailor. He would later claim to have sewn clothes for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah. Taylor became paramount chief in 1957.Jeune Afrique, Issues 1774-1790''. Les Editions J.A., 1995. p. 33 He served on various national commissions, most notably the National Unification Programme Taylor of President William Tubman. Taylor became popularly known as 'the millionaire of Lofa'. He was rumoured to have had dozens of wives and would have fathered some 200 children. During Samuel Doe's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oscar Jaryee Quiah
Oscar Jaryee Quiah (died 30 January 2021) was a Liberian politician. Quiah hailed from a Sarpo family in Sinoe County. Quiah was a founding member of the Progressive Alliance of Liberia (PAL).FAAPA. Pres. Weah Expresses Condolences Over Death Of Oscar Quiah' Quiah was among the arrested in the 14 April 1979 rice riots. He was detained at the Monrovia Central Prison and was charged with treason. He was one of the founders of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) and served as its secretary general, and remained with party as it was converted into the United People's Party (UPP). Quiah was named Minister of Local Government, Urban Reconstruction and Rural Development in the government of the People's Redemption Council of Samuel K. Doe 1980-1981. In 1981 Quiah was accused of participating in a plot led by Major-General Thomas Weh Syen against Doe. He was removed from his ministerial post and arrested. He later split from UPP and joined Doe's National Democratic Party of Liberia (N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles G
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Boley
Dr.George Eutychianus Saigbe Boley (born 7 December 1949) is a Liberian politician and former warlord. He is a member of the Krahn ethnic group. Boley was a junior minister in the administration of President William Tolbert, but was briefly jailed for his associations with opposition groups. He was released on the morning of the 1980 military coup that brought Samuel Doe to power. Boley later became Minister of Presidential Affairs and Minister of Education under President Doe. After Doe's murder in September 1990, he went into exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ... in the United States, but was deported by the US government in 2012 after being accused of committing atrocities during the civil war including commanding armed child soldiers. He returned to Lib ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |