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| 1987 |
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| Doe appointed 17 Americans to his administration as economic advisers. Critics protested the move as compromising Liberian sovereignty. | 1 |
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| 1988, March |
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| The government arrested opponents after discovering evidence of a planned coup. | 2 |
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| April |
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| William Gabriel Kopolleh, head of the banned Liberia Unification Party, was charged with treason, along with 13 others. | 3 |
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| July |
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| Government forces killed 12 rebels during efforts to quell another coup. While under arrest, two Americans admitted their involvement in the coup attempt. | 4 |
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