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  1. Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born 28 January 1948) is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure.

  2. May 6, 2024 · Charles Taylor was a Liberian politician and guerrilla leader who served as Liberia’s president from 1997 until he was forced into exile in 2003. He was widely held responsible for the country’s devastating civil war during the 1990s and for crimes committed during the civil war in neighbouring.

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  3. May 18, 2018 · Learn how former Liberian president Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting brutal rebel groups in Sierra Leone in 2012. The verdict was the first for a former head of state in an international court since the Nuremberg trials.

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  4. Sep 26, 2013 · Charles Taylor: Preacher, warlord, president. 26 September 2013. A UN-backed war crimes tribunal has upheld the conviction of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting...

  5. Apr 26, 2012 · Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone in exchange for \"blood diamonds.\" He is the first head of state convicted by an international court since Nuremberg.

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  7. Jul 25, 2012 · Learn about the trial and conviction of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone. Find reports, news, commentary, and Q&A on the case and its implications for international justice.

  8. May 31, 2012 · May 30, 2012. LEIDSCHENDAM, the Netherlands — Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia and a once-powerful warlord, was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 years in prison for his role in ...

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