1980 Liberian coup d'état
The 1980 Liberian coup d'état happened on April 12, 1980, when President William Tolbert was overthrown and murdered in a violent coup. The coup was staged by an indigenous Liberian faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) under the command of Master Sergeant Samuel Doe. Following a period of transition Doe ruled the country throughout the 1980s until his murder on 9 September 1990 during the First Liberian Civil War.
19801985 Liberian coup d'état attemptAmerico-Liberian peopleApril 12April 1979April 1980C. Cyvette M. GibsonCecil DennisChief Justice of LiberiaConstitution of LiberiaE. Reginald TownsendEconomy of LiberiaFlorence ChenowethGloria Musu-ScottGrace MinorHistory of LiberiaJackson DoeJames A. A. PierreJames N. NagbeJohnnie LewisLiberian Constitution of 1847Liberian dollarLiberia–Libya relationsList of wars involving LiberiaMinister of Foreign Affairs (Liberia)National Democratic Party of LiberiaPeople's Redemption CouncilPresident of LiberiaTimeline of MonroviaTrue Whig PartyVarney ShermanVice President of LiberiaWilliam Tolbert
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1980 Liberian coup d'état
The 1980 Liberian coup d'état happened on April 12, 1980, when President William Tolbert was overthrown and murdered in a violent coup. The coup was staged by an indigenous Liberian faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) under the command of Master Sergeant Samuel Doe. Following a period of transition Doe ruled the country throughout the 1980s until his murder on 9 September 1990 during the First Liberian Civil War.
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A CIA WFB map of Liberia
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*Ethnic tensions between Americo-Liberians and indigenous Liberians
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1980-04-12
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Executive Mansion, Monrovia
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The 1980 Liberian coup d'état ...... the First Liberian Civil War.
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