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Accurate accounting of casualties has been difficult due to the ongoing nature of the conflict, but estimates indicate that over a quarter million people have been displaced, with tens of thousands of deaths occurring annually. The international community continues to struggle to address this humanitarian crisis effectively.
The First Liberian Civil War: A Cycle of Violence
Raging from 1989 to 1997, the First Liberian Civil War began with the invasion led by Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia, aimed at overthrowing a regime characterized by corruption and brutality. Rather than leading to a clean victory, the invasion resulted in chaos, as multiple factions emerged, further plunging the country into violence.