Aug 11 Liberia’s Taylor Resigns, Hands Power to Vice President Liberia's President Charles Taylor, blamed for more than a decade of violent civil war in his country and accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone, stepped down from office Monday. Continue reading
Jul 04 U.S. to Send Military Experts to West Africa, Taylor Offers to Resign Facing rebel attacks on the capital and American calls for his departure, Liberian President Charles Taylor said Friday he would be willing to step down once international peacekeepers arrived. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.N. War Crimes Court Indicts Liberian President A special United Nations-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday indicted Charles Taylor, president of neighboring Liberia. Continue reading