Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
| Charles Taylor | |
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| 22nd President of Liberia | |
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In office 2 August 1997 – 11 August 2003 |
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| Vice President |
Enoch Dogolea Moses Blah |
| Preceded by | Ruth Perry (Chairperson of the Council of State) |
| Succeeded by | Moses Blah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles McArthur Taylor 28 January 1948 Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia |
| Political party | National Patriotic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Enid Tupee Taylor (1979-1997) Jewel Howard (1997–2006) |
| Children |
Sylvia Zoe Taylor-Snowe, Charles Emmanuel Taylor, Charen Zally Taylor, Camille Grace Taylor, Phillip Charles Taylor, Charlyne Adrina Taylor, Charal Gina Taylor, Charmaine Taylor, Beuford Jensen Taylor, Gritchawn Taylor, Charishma Taylor, Neilson Taylor, Charmilah Taylor, Charlize Taylor Grand children: Desiree Taylor, Sylvia Snowe, Charlene Taylor |
| Alma mater | Bentley College |
| Religion | Christian (Baptist) |
Sylvia Zoe Taylor-Snowe, Charles Emmanuel Taylor, Charen Zally Taylor, Camille Grace Taylor, Phillip Charles Taylor, Charlyne Adrina Taylor, Charal Gina Taylor, Charmaine Taylor, Beuford Jensen Taylor, Gritchawn Taylor, Charishma Taylor, Neilson Taylor, Charmilah Taylor, Charlize Taylor
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born 28 January 1948) is a former Liberian politician who was the 22nd President of Liberia, serving from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003.
Born in Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia, Taylor earned a degree at Bentley College in the United States before returning to Liberia to work in the government of Samuel Doe. After being removed for embezzlement, he eventually arrived in Libya, where he was trained as a guerilla fighter. He returned to Liberia in 1989 as the head of a Libyan-backed rebel group, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia, to overthrow the Doe regime, initiating the First Liberian Civil War (1989–96). Following Doe's execution, Taylor gained control of a large portion of the country and became one of the most prominent warlords in Africa. Following a peace deal that ended the war, Taylor was elected president in the 1997 general election.
During his term of office, Taylor was accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity as a result of his involvement in the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002). Domestically, opposition to his regime grew, culminating in the outbreak of the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). By 2003, Taylor had lost control of much of the countryside and was formally indicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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