Liberia's "uncivil war" ~ Pill for the Ride ~ Saez

'Liberia, "land of the free," was founded by free African-Americans and freed slaves from the United States in 1820.

The True Whig Party dominated all sectors of Liberia from independence in 1847 until April 12, 1980, when indigenous Liberian Master Sergeant Samuel K. Doe seized power in a coup d'etat.

On December 24, 1989, a small band of rebels led by Doe's former procurement chief, Charles Taylor and his National Patriotic Front rebels, invaded Liberia from Cote d'Ivoire. From 1989 to 1996 one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars ensued, claiming the lives of more than 200,000 Liberians and displacing a million others into refugee camps in neighboring countries.

By 2003, armed groups called "Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy" (LURD) and "Movement for Democracy in Liberia" (MODEL), largely representing elements of the former ULIMO-K and ULIMO-J factions that fought Taylor during Liberia's previous civil war (1989-1996), were challenging Taylor and his increasingly fragmented supporters on the outskirts of Monrovia.

In July 2003 the Government of Liberia, LURD, and MODEL signed a cease-fire that all sides failed to respect; bitter fighting reached downtown Monrovia in July and August 2003, creating a massive humanitarian disaster.
On August 11, 2003, under intense U.S. and international pressure, President Taylor resigned office and departed into exile in Nigeria.

The Government of Liberia and its development partners continue to focus on creating jobs, attracting investment, and providing education and other essential services to Liberia's communities...
Liberia's next presidential election will take place in 2011.' ~quoted from the U.S. Dept of State website

"Today, Liberia is recovering from the lingering effects of the civil war and related economic dislocation. Statistics indicate that about 85% of the population live below $1.25 a day." ~wikipedia

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[stevebobful]

where did you get that footage from? no videos like this anywhere else on here...

[johnnyswamper]

@stevebobful  Most of it is from a movie called "Liberia: An uncivil war" Directed by Jonathan Stack, James Brabazon.

[knightschwartz]

i thought only whites held slaves

[MrAdpran]

2:56 like dancing

[knoxkuken34]

One more UN fine job in doing Africa stay far behind.

[baked4211]

@ababzo this is all they know, think about it they have had no military training what so ever because all of the adults are dead, the leaders over there are as old as i'am and im 16, ask yourself would you have been able to make it on your own when you were 16?

[ababzo]

What a bunch of savages. They copy what they see in movies and it enchants.

[needamovement]

Sad as hell... Something ought to be done but I know other countries love people getting killed clearing out land. God DAMN shame smh

[TrassseB]

1:17 nice ass!!! lol

[jhendrix7911]

where did you find the footage at 3:30?