1980 Liberian coup d'état
Military overthrow and execution of President William Tolbert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1980 Liberian coup d'état happened on April 12, 1980, when President William Tolbert was overthrown and murdered in a violent coup. The coup was staged by an indigenous Liberian faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) under the command of Master Sergeant Samuel Doe. Following a period of transition, Doe ruled Liberia throughout the 1980s until his murder in 1990 during the First Liberian Civil War.
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Date | April 12, 1980 |
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Location | Monrovia, Liberia |
Type | Military coup |
Cause | Ethnic tensions between Americo-Liberians and indigenous Liberians |
Motive | Regime change |
Target | Executive Mansion, Monrovia |
Organised by | Samuel Doe |
Participants | 17 members of the Armed Forces (NCOs and soldiers) |
Outcome | Coup succeeds
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