Saturday, June 13, 2009
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![]() Liberian President William R. Tolbert Is Killed in Military Coup (1980)Liberia was founded in the 1820s by former slaves from the US, and tensions between the Americo-Liberian minority and the indigenous majority have persisted since that time. On April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers led by Samuel Kanyon Doe stormed the executive mansion, killing Americo-Liberian President William R. Tolbert and 27 other government leaders. Doe, a member of the ethnic Krahn tribe, then declared himself president. How had a rice scandal seriously undermined Tolbert? More... Discuss |
4 comments:
Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaashhhhhhhh rocks :)
kewl one...
:)
yo \m/ rock on :).
urs..hemu..
I saw that, it was great.
Yep, Del Mar Fair. It was a nice day. A bit crowded because it was $2 Tuesday, but that was the only way I could afford to go this year.
Arv and Hemu! \m/
Vixen,
Glad you got to go, it's always a fun place to be. :)
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