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- 1980 A military coup led by Samuel K. Doe, a Liberian of non-American descent, assassinated President Tolbert and overthrew the government that had held sway over Liberia since 1847. This ended Liberia's first republic.
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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.
- April 12, 1980
- Military coup
- Ethnic tensions between Americo-Liberians and indigenous Liberians
Events. January 8 – The Progressive People's Party is registered. [3] March 10 – George Boley is arrested on charges of treason and sedition. [4] March 28 – The oppositional Progressive People's Party is banned by an act of the Legislature of Liberia. [3] March 31 – Liberia establishes diplomatic ties with Ecuador. [5]
April 22, 1980 - Army officers publicly strip and execute 13 government officials by firing squad at beachside military barracks in the capital, Monrovia. Most of the educated elite, including...
Apr 12, 2022 · According to researchers, the actual cause of the 1980 coup was due to what was then described as ethnic tensions between the Americo-Liberians and the indigenous Liberians, predatory elites who abused power, a corrupt political system, and economic disparities.
On April 14, a rally protesting the increase of rice prices ended in riot. 1980. A military coup led by Samuel K. Doe, a Liberian of non-American descent, assassinated President Tolbert and overthrew the government that had held sway over Liberia since 1847. This ended Liberia's first republic.
Liberia erupted in violence on April 12, 1980 as Master Sergeant Samuel Kanyon Doe seized power from President William Tolbert, ending 133 years of political dominance by Americo-Liberians.
After a bloody overthrow of the Americo-Liberian régime by indigenous Liberians in 1980, a 'Redemption Council' took control of Liberia. Internal unrest, opposition to the new military regime, and governmental repression steadily grew, until in 1989 Liberia sank into outright tribal and civil war.
