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June 30, 2007
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![]() Liberian President William R. Tolbert Is Killed in Military Coup (1980)Liberia was founded in the 1820s by former slaves from the US, and tensions between the Americo-Liberian minority and the indigenous majority have persisted since that time. On April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers led by Samuel Kanyon Doe stormed the executive mansion, killing Americo-Liberian President William R. Tolbert and 27 other government leaders. Doe, a member of the ethnic Krahn tribe, then declared himself president. How had a rice scandal seriously undermined Tolbert? More... Discuss |
2 comments:
What an awesome shot! Love the colours and the mood of the photo.. Nice work!
I should have thanked you, and when going back through all the comments, I found this one. I was also looking for this particular photo and like it too, thanks.
I try not to do anything else to the photo other than cropping it (there's loads of crapola in the background, and just to the immediate left, but cropped out, are those ubiquitous telephone and power lines. -sigh-
You've got BritBabe fever, G my good friend. Yer startin' to favour the term "Anglophile".
"Colours". LOL
Thass OK, I'm one, too. Thanks, at least a belated thanks, for posting.
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