Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Liberian politician who was the 22nd President of Liberia, serving from 1997 until his resignation in 2003. He was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment in 2012 for committing crimes against humanity during the Sierra Leone Civil War and the Second Liberian Civil War.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 January 1948
CityArthington, Liberia
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A great entertainer, Furst would probably be considered our finest practicing historical novelist if he weren't writing espionage novels.
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I led a people's revolution that was justified, ... Our revolution was one to bring about change.
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It was not President Bush that made the call on me to step down before I decided to step down,
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While U.N. personnel are being held hostages, any continuation of attack against the RUF could place the U.N. personnel at risk,
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We found that when we separate the two (sexes) the boys tend to pay more attention.
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I see myself as contributing significantly to what happens hereafter, ... One would want me, former head of state of Liberia, to participate in a smooth landing of the entire transitional process. So I hope that I can help in whatever way that I can.
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I've been through about 12 hurricanes in Louisiana and nothing was ever this bad,
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This is an American war against this republic. LURD is a surrogate force.
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As long as this stigma exists, that Charles Taylor is supposed to be Attila the Hun, nothing is going to come here. And now it's not just about me, it's about this country living.
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So my leaving from office is not dependent on the arrival or the departure of the Americans,
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That's grounds for the United States and Britain to start military action against Liberia. That's grounds for sanctions,
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My leaving office is dependent on two factors: one, my willingness to do so, and secondly, the presence of an international force that will stabilize the situation in the country as I depart,
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I did not and could not have committed those acts against the sister republic of Sierra Leone. I think this is an attempt to continue to divide and rule the people of Liberia and Sierra Leone. So most definitely I am not guilty.
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There are other issues about how I got here.