Charles Taylor was the 22th president of Liberia. Taylor was born in arigthon, Liberia, a small town in montserrado county. in his teen-ages, he earned a degree at Bentley university in the united states before working for former president Samuel doe. Charles Taylor was later imprisoned then escaped. after being removed for embezzlement, he fled to Libya to be trained as a guerilla solider. in 1989, he led a resistance group to overthrow doe, initiating the first Liberian civil war. following a peace deal that ended the war, he was elected president on august 2, 1997. Charles had a plan to take over all of west Africa, creating the second Liberian civil war, and sierra lone civil war. On august 11, 2003, president George Bush forced Charles Taylor to resign as president. in April 2012, he was found guilty and sentenced to 50 years in prison and is currently being held in the UK.
Both first and second civil wars were brutal, but he second war had a bigger impact. The second war spread all over west Africa and caused more destruction In cities. many families were forced to flee to the united states. many troops on Charles Taylor side invaded towns and villages everywhere. next to Liberia, sierra lone experienced lots of suffering.1/5 of their population died. many left Liberia to go to refuge camps. these two wars lasted 14 years after President Bush forced Charles Taylor to resign
REBUILDING
after the war, most of Liberia was destroyed. farms and crops were burned, houses and buildings were torn down to the ground, and many in poverty. people from the us got together to help rebuilding cities. the Liberia rebuild global team is get at least 100 every hour from charity. the LNBA(Liberia national building association) is helping with valleys and dams, gaining many members. the ambassador for Liberia is raising funds from the un(united nations) to help out.
On April 26 on Charles Taylor's trial, a rainbow mysteriously came around the sun. it was seen all over the world. the people of Liberia recall this same sign when Charles Taylor was arrested. a thunderstorm was seen allover Liberia. desire ladyd' William says-
"WERE NO CLOUDS IN THE SKY NO RAIN, JUST THIS, AND I PERSONALLY WATCHED IT FOR
THE WHOLE 2.5 TO THREE HOURS IT WAS THERE - IT WAS A DIVINE SIGN. IT IS NOT A
SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND THE RAINBOW DEFIES ITS OWN NATURAL SHAPE. EXPLAIN
THAT!!!" this went viral.
"WERE NO CLOUDS IN THE SKY NO RAIN, JUST THIS, AND I PERSONALLY WATCHED IT FOR
THE WHOLE 2.5 TO THREE HOURS IT WAS THERE - IT WAS A DIVINE SIGN. IT IS NOT A
SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND THE RAINBOW DEFIES ITS OWN NATURAL SHAPE. EXPLAIN
THAT!!!" this went viral.