First Liberian Civil War
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The First Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1989 to 1997 that led to the overthrow of President Samuel Doe, widespread atrocities, and the near-collapse of Liberia’s state institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Liberian Civil War canonical | 45 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T291713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Liberian Civil War Context triple: [Liberia, historicalEvent, First Liberian Civil War]
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Second Libyan Civil War
The Second Libyan Civil War was a multi-sided conflict that erupted after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, pitting rival governments, militias, and foreign-backed factions against each other and plunging Libya into prolonged instability and violence.
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B.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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C.
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted conflict from 1975 to 1990 involving sectarian militias, foreign interventions, and devastating urban warfare that reshaped Lebanon’s political and social landscape.
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D.
2011 Libyan Civil War
The 2011 Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict that led to the overthrow and death of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi amid a broader wave of Arab Spring uprisings, involving both domestic rebel forces and international military intervention.
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E.
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Liberian Civil War Target entity description: The First Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1989 to 1997 that led to the overthrow of President Samuel Doe, widespread atrocities, and the near-collapse of Liberia’s state institutions.
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A.
Second Libyan Civil War
The Second Libyan Civil War was a multi-sided conflict that erupted after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, pitting rival governments, militias, and foreign-backed factions against each other and plunging Libya into prolonged instability and violence.
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B.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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C.
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted conflict from 1975 to 1990 involving sectarian militias, foreign interventions, and devastating urban warfare that reshaped Lebanon’s political and social landscape.
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D.
2011 Libyan Civil War
The 2011 Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict that led to the overthrow and death of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi amid a broader wave of Arab Spring uprisings, involving both domestic rebel forces and international military intervention.
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E.
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ |
| combatant |
Armed Forces of Liberia
ⓘ
ECOWAS Monitoring Group ⓘ Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia ⓘ
linked to:
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
National Patriotic Front of Liberia ⓘ United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy ⓘ West African peacekeeping forces ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate |
150000
ⓘ
250000 ⓘ |
| displacedPersonsEstimate |
1000000
ⓘ
700000 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1997-08-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Liberian Civil War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
authoritarian rule of Samuel Doe
ⓘ
coup against Samuel Doe in 1980 ⓘ economic decline in Liberia ⓘ ethnic tensions in Liberia ⓘ marginalization of Gio and Mano groups ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Gio people
ⓘ
Krahn people ⓘ Mano people ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Economic Community of West African States
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS
United Nations ⓘ |
| leader |
Alhaji Kromah
ⓘ
Charles Taylor ⓘ Prince Johnson ⓘ Roosevelt Johnson ⓘ Samuel Doe ⓘ |
| location |
Bong County
ⓘ
Grand Gedeh County ⓘ Lofa County ⓘ Monrovia ⓘ Nimba County ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Operation Octopus in 1992
ⓘ
capture and killing of Samuel Doe in 1990 ⓘ |
| partOf | Liberian Civil Wars ⓘ |
| peaceAgreement |
Abuja Accord
ⓘ
Akosombo Agreement ⓘ Cotonou Peace Agreement ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1980 Liberian coup d'état ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of infrastructure in Liberia
ⓘ
election of Charles Taylor as president of Liberia in 1997 ⓘ fragmentation of armed factions in Liberia ⓘ large-scale refugee flows to neighboring countries ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ near-collapse of Liberian state institutions ⓘ overthrow of President Samuel Doe ⓘ signing of the Abuja Peace Accord ⓘ widespread atrocities against civilians ⓘ |
| startDate | 1989-12-24 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Liberian Civil War Description of subject: The First Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1989 to 1997 that led to the overthrow of President Samuel Doe, widespread atrocities, and the near-collapse of Liberia’s state institutions.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alhaji Kromah
subject linked to:
Operation Octopus in 1992
subject linked to:
Operation Octopus in 1992
subject linked to:
Guinea (during parts of the civil war)