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| 1996, April 6 | |
| Fighting broke out in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, despite a peace plan brokered in Aug. 1995. U.S. forces began to evacuate. On April 18 Liberia announced a cease-fire. Nigeria played an active role in peacekeeping. | 1 |
| 1997, July 19 | |
| Thirteen candidates competed in peaceful presidential elections. More than 500 international observers were present. | 2 |
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| Former warlord Charles G. Taylor of the National Patriotic Party was sworn in as the new president of Liberia. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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