The Capture and Killing of President Samuel Doe
On September 9, 1990, President Samuel Doe was captured by rebel fighters of the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) led by Prince Johnson. Doe had sought refuge at the ECOMOG base at the Freeport of Monrovia, but was seized after a confrontation. Hours later, a gruesome video surfaced showing the torture and execution […]
Operation Sharp Edge – U.S. Evacuation of Monrovia
In August 1990, as Liberia’s civil war intensified and violence consumed the capital, the United States launched Operation Sharp Edge — a military humanitarian mission to evacuate American and foreign civilians trapped in Monrovia. Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit landed on Liberian shores under constant threat of crossfire between rival factions. Over the […]