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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NPFL canonical 3

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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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