NPFL

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NPFL is a Liberian rebel group led by Charles Taylor that played a central role in the First Liberian Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
NPFL canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
accusedOf crimes against humanity ⓘ
massacres of civilians ⓘ
recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ
systematic looting ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
activeIn First Liberian Civil War ⓘ
alliedWith Revolutionary United Front ⓘ
associatedPerson Charles Taylor ⓘ
Prince Johnson ⓘ
conflict First Liberian Civil War ⓘ
country Liberia ⓘ
disarmamentProcess post-1995 peace accords ⓘ
enteredLiberiaFrom Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire
ethnicBase Gio ⓘ
Mano ⓘ
financingMethod control of natural resources ⓘ
trade in diamonds ⓘ
trade in timber ⓘ
founder Charles Taylor ⓘ
fullName National Patriotic Front of Liberia ⓘ
goal overthrow of Samuel Doe ⓘ
seizure of state power in Liberia ⓘ
ideology anti-Samuel Doe government ⓘ
influencedConflictIn Sierra Leone ⓘ
leader Charles Taylor ⓘ
notableEvent capture of most of rural Liberia in early 1990s ⓘ
siege of Monrovia ⓘ
notableLeader Prince Johnson ⓘ
operationalArea Liberia ⓘ
opposedBy Armed Forces of Liberia ⓘ
ECOMOG ⓘ
ULIMO ⓘ
linked to: ULIMO-K
opposedGovernmentOf Samuel Doe ⓘ
politicalWing National Patriotic Party ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
roleInConflict central role in First Liberian Civil War ⓘ
splitProduced INPFL ⓘ
startYear 1989 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century ⓘ
usedTactics ethnically targeted violence ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ
siege of cities ⓘ

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