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Francois Massaquoi of LDF were named as government ministers, from the Coalition Forces quota. Bowen was effectively demoted from Council of State member to role as nominal Minister of Defense. Johnson had not been given a Council of State post, but ULIMO-J received four ministerial posts. The increased participation of warlords in government occurred at the expense of ex-IGNU sectors that lost ministerial representation. During the repartition of ministerial portfolios Charles Taylor did not necessarily claim the posts that would enable long-term financial benefits, rather focusing on securing the posts that would enable him to strategically increase his influence over the country. NPFL gained the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture (which gave control over the rubber industry), Information, Justice (enabling dominance over police and judiciary) and Internal Affairs (in-charge of hinterland administration). With NPFL leading the Ministry of Justice, Taylor could convert the police forces in Monrovia to a
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reactions from ULIMO and NPFL representatives). The United States government pressured the parties to reach an agreement, threatening to withdraw support to Liberia if an agreement could not be reached by February 15, 1994. Sawyer and his followers eventually caved in, agreeing to the LNTG to be seated March 7, 1994, without having reached any progress on disarmanent. The Liberian factions signed an agreement on the day of the U.S. deadline, February 15, 1994. The February 15, 1994, agreement signed between IGNU, NPFL and ULIMO came to be nick-named the 'Triple 7 Agremeent' as it outlined three key processes to be achieved by March 7, 1994; installation of the LNTG, commencing disarmament of armed factions and deployment of ECOMOG and UNOMIL peacekeepers across the entire country. The agreement outlined that national elections would be held within 6 months of the seating of LNTG, i.e. September 7, 1994.
730:). The Agreement outlined that there would be a five-member Council of State (including Taylor from NPFL, Kromah from ULIMO-K, Bowen from AFL, one member nominated jointly by Taylor and Kromah and one member from the Liberian National Conference 'of political and civic groups'). It provided for decision-making by simple majority votes in the Council of State. The Council of State would have a rotating chairman post. Whilst the Agreement gave authority to ECOMOG to manage borders, disarmament and arms searches, it also provided for the LNTG to be able to use force in cooperation with ECOMOG. The agreement gave LNTG responsibility to restructure Liberian military with assistance from ECOMOG, UN and friendly governments, for the armed forces to include people from all warring factions. 805:, a respected traditional chief of the Kisi Chiefdom in Lofa County. Chief Tailor, over 90 years old, would become the new Council of State chairman. The Accra Clarification was never implemented. The new Council of State was supposed to coordinate disarmament of factions and reorganize the armed forces together with ECOMOG, and prepare for national elections in November 1995. This Council of State was supposed to be installed on January 14, 1995, following a planned December 28, 1994, ceasefire. But the installation was never happened. Fighting in Liberia continued, and the factions factions failed to agree on nominations of Council of State members. 764:
supervising disarmament had been key demands of Taylor in the negotiations, and the Akosombo Agreement granted both of these provisions. Kpomakpor, other Monrovia-based civilian politicians, civil society organizations and church leaders opposed the Akosombo Agreement. The LNTG representative present at the Akosombo talks, Milton Teahjay, argued that the Akosombo Agreement 'transferred power from a civilian administration to a military junta'. The LNTG protested against General Bowen signing the agreement as a faction leader, and demanded his resignation (an order that Bowen and the AFL refused to comply with).
459:). Initially supposed to last for six months to allow for disarmament of warring factions and preparations of national elections, the LNTG timeline lasted until mid-1997. Various of the warring factions had direct participation in the LNTG and civilian elements were gradually sidelined. Through participation in the provisional governance of LNTG the different warlords could gain access to state resources, even in situations when armed hostilities continued. The LNTG period ended with the 572:(NPRAG) of the NPFL would be disbanded once the LNTG would be seated. Per the Cotonou Peace Accord the warring factions would name representatives to a five-member Council of State with a civilian chairperson and 2 vice chairs. In the Council of State 2 seats would be given to IGNU, 2 seats to ULIMO and 1 seat given to NPFL. National elections were scheduled for February 1994, in which Council of State members would be barred from running as candidates. 42: 869:. President Abacha of Nigeria and President Rawlings of Ghana had pressured the Liberian factions to accept Sankawulo as the new chairman. Per the Abujan I Accord, each of three key faction leaders (Charles Taylor, Alhaji Kromah, George Boley) were personally represented as vice chairmen of the Council of State, with the latter representing the Coalition Forces. The remaining two vice chairmen of the council were 381: 919:, immediate ceasefire, disarmament by January 1997, national elections and sanctions for violators of the Accord. The LNTG-III Council of State chaired by Perry was installed on August 23, 1996. During the LNTG-III regime encampment and disarmament of factions progressed slowly, beginning in mid-November 1996. By early February 1997 an estimated 24,500 out of 33,000 fighters had been disarmed. 750:(LPC), in spite of the fact that these groups combined now controlled large swaths of territory in Liberia. LPC and the LDF were invited to the talks, but abstained from attending. ULIMO-J were present in Akosombo but did not sign the agreement (later they did however send a letter to President Rawlings of Ghana, declaring their endorsement of the Akosombo Agreement). 841:(Sierra Leone). All Liberian faction leaders attended, except Charles Taylor (NPFL was represented by its vice president Dogolea). Talks broke down over differences on restructuring the Council of State and its composition. NPFL demanded that Tamba Tailor be named chairman, Charles Taylor the first vice chair, Kromah the second vice chair and Bowen third vice chair. 612:
disarmament. On November 15, 1993, IGNU removed Kuyon from the Council of State, and replaced him on the council by Philip A. Z. Banks, III (IGNU Justice Minister). The removal of Kuyon was met with protest from NPFL, ULIMO and sections within IGNU. Subsequently, a new INGU nominee, law professor David Kpomakpor, was named as the new Council of State chairman.
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diplomats. Thousands of Monrovia residents took to the streets to celebrate the supposed end of the four-years civil war. After the installation of LNTG, ECOMOG forces began to deploy throughout the country – assisted by some 1,500 OAU troops from Tanzania and Uganda and 368 unarmed UN military observers. By this point IGNU and NPRAG ceased to function.
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agreement was reach on the ministerial portfolios for Foreign Affairs, Justice, Finance and Defense, and negotiations broke down. Frustrated by the lack of progress President Soglo ordered the delegations to leave Cotonou at once and issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Liberian factions to resolve the outstanding issues.
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with each other over territorial control. The Council of State chair Sankawulo was a respected Professor of Literature but had a weak role in the government as he lacked military capacity and popular support. As for the two other civilian in the Council of State, Quiah was a former minister from the government of
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The LNTG-II ministerial cabinet was sworn in on September 26, 1995. The cabinet had 16 ministers. The LNTG-II cabinet effectively enabled warlords to access state resources from participating in government, while allowing them to maintain their own fiefdoms and continue to engage in irregular warfare
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on behalf of LPC, Tom Woewiyu on behalf of NPFL-CRC and Roosevelt Johnson on behalf of ULIMO-J. Baryogar Junius, representative of the Liberian National Conference, signed on behalf of civil society. Per the Accra Clarification the seats in the Council of State would be divided as follows; 1 seat for
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The LNTG ministerial cabinet was finally formed on May 12, 1994. The last remaining issue, over which weeks of negotiations had been held, had been the naming of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Eventually, NPFL nominee Dorothy Musuleng-Cooper was accepted as the LNTG Minister of Foreign Affairs. The
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In March 1994 factional dispute broke out in ULIMO following to the removal of Thomas Ziah from the Council of State. During a March 1, 1994, vote ULIMO representative Thomas Ziah refused to support the ULIMO candidate Mohamed Sheriff in the election for the post as Council of State chairman. Instead
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and UN secretary-general special representative on Liberia Anthony Nyaki. AFL and ULIMO-J had been hesitant to sign, but were pressured by the Nigerian government. The Abuja I Accord became the 13th formal peace agreement signed during the six years of war in Liberia. Like the Akosombo Agreement and
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referred to the Akosombo document as 'a warlord's agreement'. The agreement provided opportunities for the faction leaders to join the Council of State themselves and provide a platform for their presidential ambitions. Direct participation of faction leaders in the Council of State and LNTG role in
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The IGNU President Sawyer opposed moving forward with installing the LNTG until disarmament of factions had begun. The Council of State chairman Kuyon would begin to distance himself from IGNU, moving towards a position of allowing installation of LNTG without the fulfillment of the preconditions of
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and Tamba Tailor. On August 31, 1995, Charles Taylor and Alhaji Kromah arrived in Monrovia, to join the other Council of State members at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government. The new government was formally inaugurated on September 1, 1995. Ghanaian president Rawlings attended the event.
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The installation of LNTG failed to contain violence. By mid-1994 the ULIMO factional conflict had driven ULIMO-K to retreat to Lofa County, where more violence ensued. And with the mandate of LTNG expiring in September 1994, there was pressure to reach a new agreement that would allow for a mandate
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to Monrovia to take their cabinet posts in LNTG. In April 1994 they agreed to undergo the vetting process in front of the Transitional Legislative Assembly, in defiance of Taylor's orders. In response Taylor announced that the trio's LNTG ministerial nominations would be revoked, but the LNTG would
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and declared Kpomakpor removed from power. But General Julu was attacked by ECOMOG forces and expelled from the Executive Mansion. ECOMOG moved to seize armaments from AFL at the Barclay Training Center and other locations. Kpomakpor, in his role as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, moved to
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On November 3, 1993, the three signatories met once again in Cotonou. The delegations held 3 days of talks there, after which the factions had agreed on the repartition of posts in the Council of State, Supreme Court, Electoral Commission, Legislature and 13 out of the 17 ministerial posts. But no
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troops would complement the ECOMOG forces (eventually some 1,500 Tanzanian and Uganda troops would arrive in January 1994, whilst Zimbabwe and Egypt never sent troops as the UN didn't allot funds for the purpose) as well as a UN observer mission. The agreement also provided amnesty for the warring
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In terms of the political processes, the implementation of Abuja II progressed. On April 7, 1997, the Independent Elections Commission (IECOM) and the Supreme Court were installed in Monrovia. Elections were scheduled for May 30, 1997, but later postponed to July 19, 1997. Once the elections were
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in Monrovia, where heated discussions took place. NPFL negotiators objected to the presence of ECOWAS, UN and OAU representatives at the talks, whilst the ECOMOG Chief of Staff Gen. Femi Williams called for disarmament of factions prior to the installation of LNTG (a position which brought strong
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In late February 1994 Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Moose visited Liberia, exterting pressure on warring factions to cooperate with ECOMOG. The United States wanted the LNTG to the installed rapidly, and did not consider commencing disarmament as essential precondition for the
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After the signing of the Cotonou Peace Accord, the actual installation of the new government suffered significant delays due to various squabbles over government posts. Eight months would pass before the transitional legislature would hold its first meeting. Effectively IGNU continued to operate
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The Cotonous Peace Accord outlined that a Liberian National Transitional Government would be seated within 30 days of the signing of the agreement "concomitant with the commencement of the process of disarmament". Per the agreement the LNTG would consist of a 5-member Council of State (executive
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Ignatius Clay, an important source of revenue for Johnson, was sacked. These move contributed to tensions with ULIMO-J. On April 6, 1996, the Council of State attempted to arrest Johnson on charges of murder. Johnson and his forces gathered at the AFL barracks, where they were joined by LPC and
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At the time of the signing of the Akosombo Agreement intense fighting raged across Liberia. Taylor had been expelled from his headquarters in Gbargna and Kromah had lost his headquarters in Tubmanburg. In south-eastern Liberia NPFL and LPC clashed, whilst in the central regions NPFL and ULIMO-J
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In reality the LNTG only ran affairs in Monrovia itself whilst the NPFL controlled most of rest of the country. The government was completely dependent on international donors for its finances. The Kpomakpor-led Council of State did not function well, as the Cotonou Peace Accord prescribed that
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and considered close to the Coalition Forces and the elderly Chief Tamba Tailor was illiterate and barely spoke English (and thus generally excluded from Council meetings). In the new LNTG-II cabinet Roosevelt Johnson of ULIMO-J, Hezekiah Bowen of AFL, Tow Woewiyu and Sam Dokie of NPFL-CRC and
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The LNTG Council of State was finally sworn in on March 7, 1994, with Kpomakpor as the Council of State chairman and Musa and Sheriff as vice chairs. Chief Justice J. Everett Bull officiated the oath-taking ceremony. The inauguration of LNTG was attended by President Soglo of Benin and foreign
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And whilst the LNTG Council of State had now been installed on March 7, 1994, the installations of the other government institutions (ministerial cabinet, legislature, etc.) remained illusive. The United States government stated that they would only recognize the LNTG government once it held
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barracks in Accra. The peace talks were sponsored by ECOWAS, UN and United States. On December 21, 1994, the Akosombo Accord signatories (Bowen of AFL, Taylor of NPFL, Kromah of ULIMO-K) were joined by 4 other factions in signing the 'Accra Clarification of the Akosombo Accord'.
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ex-AFL Krahn fighters. Johnson and his allies were confronted by NPFL and ULIMO-K forces. Some 3,000 people were killed during these clashes. The peace process was set aback by the clashes. The fighting in Monrovia in April 1996 further exposed the relative weakness of LNTG.
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NPFL paramilitary force and thus giving him an important foothold inside the capital. During LNTG-II (and the subsequent LNTG-III) period Charles Taylor and Alhaji Kromah at times had a cooperative relationship, thus weakening the influence of other factions.
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seating the new transitional government. The Council of State consisting of Kpomakpor (chairman), Isaac Musa, Mohamed Sheriff, Philip A. Z. Banks, III and Dexter Tahyor was confirmed through chairman elections at the Riverview Conference on February 28, 1994.
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As the Abuja II Agreement didn't allow sitting Council of State members to contest elections, on February 28, 1997, Charles Taylor, Alhaji Kromah and George Boley resigned from their Council posts to launch their respective presidential candidatures in the
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There was widespread celebration in Monrovia. Subsequently, in his first major announcement as new Council of State chair, Sankawulo, stated that the government would issue a comprehensive plan to restructure the (Krahn-dominated) AFL.
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branch of government), a 35-member Transitional Legislative Assembly (with 13 members from NPFL, 13 from IGNU and 9 from ULIMO), a 5-member Supreme Court and a 7-member Elections Commission. The agreement outlined that IGNU and the
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The Akosombo Agreement stipulated that a new LNTG ministerial cabinet would be formed and that the Transitional Legislative Assembly be expanded from 35 to 49 members (one additional member would be added from each of the 13
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Taylor didn't allow NPFL representatives to assume LNTG government positions whilst negotiations over sharing of key posts continued. He insisted that NPFL be given the Justice and Foreign Affairs ministerial portfolios.
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factions and called for a cessation of hostilities by August 1, 1993. The Cotonou Peace Accord outlined encampment and disarmament of all factions. Buffer zones would be established along the borders of the country.
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was replaced as Justice Minister by Gloria Scott, who was also a NPFL nominee. In November Scott was appointed as chair of the Elections Commissions, and NPFL nominee Peter Jallah was named new Justice Minister.
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Through the Abujan I Accord, the LNTG-II was established. The new government was given a 12-month mandate. The LNTG-II Council of State was expanded to six members and was to be led by a civilian chair,
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Morris Dukuly resigned from his post on February 28, 1997, to contest election for senatorial seat in Bomi County. He was replaced by Lusinee Kamara, former Minister of Finance and Commerce
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On August 19, 1995, the Abuja I Accord was signed by Charles Taylor (NPFL), Kromah (ULIMO-K), Boley (LPC), Johnson (ULIMO-J), Bowen (AFL), Massquoi (LDF) and Woewiyu (NPFL-CRC), while
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Whilst Musuleng-Cooper belonged to the NPFL and had been nominated to represent NPFL in the Council of State, she was nominated to the ministerial post from Council of State quota
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Under the Abuja II Agreement, Roosevelt Johnson returned to the ministerial cabinet as new Minister for Transport by the end of September. In late September 1996
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argue that it would not interfere in the internal lives of the signing factions and thus allowed the trio to retain their ministerial posts. The trio formed the
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Per data from the Ministry William D. Towah (ULIMO nominee and Deputy Minister for Administration) served as Acting Minister of Agriculture for a period in 1994
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Kpomakpor was elected by 3 votes to 2. On March 3, 1994, Kromah declared Ziah removed from his role in the Council of State and ordered the disarmament of
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NPFL-CRC trio would hold the ministerial portfolios for Labor (Woewiyu), Justice (Supuwood) and Internal Affairs (Dokie) in the LNTG ministerial cabinet.
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whilst the disputes were taking place over LNTG posts. On August 16, 1993, the Liberian factions, holding a meeting in Cotonou, elected
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rejected the removal of Ziah and on March 6, 1993, Johnson declared himself as the new head of ULIMO – thus ULIMO was split into the
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On October 20, 1993, NPFL removed Musuleng-Cooper from her post as vice chairperson of the Council of State, and was replaced by
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On August 17, 1996, the Abuja II Accord was signed. The Abuja II Accord outlined a new Council of State led by former senator
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When Johnson assumed the post as Minister of Transport in LNTG-III in late September 1996, it had been vacant for a while
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On September 12, 1994, the Akosombo Agreement was signed by NPFL (Charles Taylor), ULIMO-K (Alhaji Kromah) and the
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the Accra Clarification, the Abuja I Accord sought to amend, clarify and supplement the Cotonou Peace Accord.
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As of 1993 civil war raged in Liberia. Diplomatic efforts sought to find an end to hostilities, with the
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In March 1996 Roosevelt Johnson was dismissed as Minister for Rural Development. The ULIMO-J nominee in
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On November 21, 1994, Ghanaian president Rawlings invited all seven Liberian factions to peace talks at
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signed on behalf of LNC. Four leaders signed as witnesses: Asomoah, Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief
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Between December 1995 and January 1996 there was heavy fighting between ECOMOG and ULIMO-J forces.
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A second round of talks in began in Abuja on August 17, 1995, chaired by Ghanaian Foreign Minister
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The Cotonou Peace Accord assigned primary responsibility for implementation of the agreement to
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were invited to the Geneva talks. The Geneva peace talks were soon followed by negotiations in
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Two weeks after installation of LNTG-II fresh clashes broke out between ULIMO-K and ULIMO-J.
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eventually held Charles Taylor was elected President of Liberia with over 75% of the votes.
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But in March 1994 three NPFL ministerial nominees - the erstwhile NPRAG Defense Minister
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On September 15, 1994, General Charles Julu, leading a group of AFL soldiers, staged a
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fought over territory. The Akosombo Agreement did not include NPFL-CRC, ULIMO-J, the
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signed on behalf of ULIMO and the NPFL signature was done by its vice president
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Thomas Braimah named new Minister of Commerce and Industry on February 28, 1997
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Giko (First Deputy Speaker) 1232:(ULIMO-K)/Jonathan Johnson (ULIMO-K) 856:, OAU eminent person on Liberia Rev. 7: 2460:New Government Takes Seat In Liberia 519:Interim Government of National Unity 3081:Liberia: Portrait of a Failed State 2676:Terrence Lyons (December 1, 2010). 2152:Colin M. Waugh (October 13, 2011). 660:March 7, 1994: Installation of LNTG 523:National Patriotic Front of Liberia 475:July 25, 1993: Cotonou Peace Accord 706:September 1994: Akosombo Agreement 14: 1442:Transitional Legislative Assembly 2921:Violent Conflicts, Fragile Peace 2871:. Herald Publishing, 2004. p. 89 2313:Historical Dictionary of Liberia 379: 40: 2834:JUSTICE PHILIP A. Z. BANKS, III 2021:March 9, 1996 – September 1996 1094:Philip A. Z. Banks, III (IGNU) 593:) and Thomas Ziah (ULIMO). The 2918:Norman Mlambo (May 20, 2008). 2011:January 10, 1996 – March 1996 1419:Minister of Without Portfolio 1316:Planning and Economic Affairs 898:April 1996 – Siege of Monrovia 515:Organization for African Unity 461:1997 Liberian general election 262:Congress for Democratic Change 1: 3235:West Africa, Issues 3966–3978 977:Transitional Council of State 972:Transitional Council of State 267:Alternative National Congress 1847:Post and Telecommunications 1330:Post and Telecommunications 984:installed September 1, 1995 3084:. Reed Press. p. 131. 2905:. Blackwell, 1994. p. 11429 2805:D. Bekoe (April 28, 2008). 1942:Investment and Concessions 443:formed in the midst of the 322:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3293: 1214:Health and Social Welfare 989:installed August 23, 1996 776:remove AFL Chief of Staff 540:signed on behalf of IGNU, 18: 3190:Jeremy Armon, Andy Carl. 2811:. 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Index

National Transitional Government of Liberia
Politics of Liberia

Constitution
1847 Constitution
1986 Constitution
President
Joseph Boakai
Vice President
Jeremiah Koung
Cabinet
Legislature
Senate
President Pro Tempore
House of Representatives
Speaker
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh
Human rights
Elections
2017
2023
2014
2020
Political parties
Unity Party
Congress for Democratic Change
Alternative National Congress
Liberty Party

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