Prince Johnson

Prince Johnson was a Liberian politician and former warlord who led the capture and killing of President Samuel Doe during Liberia’s First Civil War.

Samuel Doe: Samuel Doe was Liberia’s president from 1986 until his capture and killing in 1990. Johnson’s forces captured and killed Doe in September 1990.
First Liberian Civil War: The First Liberian Civil War was a conflict fought from 1989 to 1997 among government forces and rival armed groups. Johnson rose to prominence as a rebel commander during this war.
Second Liberian Civil War: The Second Liberian Civil War was a conflict fought from 1999 to 2003 that ended Charles Taylor’s presidency. The later war unfolded amid unresolved rivalries and violence rooted in the first conflict.
National Patriotic Front of Liberia: The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel movement led by Charles Taylor against Samuel Doe’s government. Taylor’s larger faction became Johnson’s rival after their forces split.
Charles Taylor: Charles Taylor was a Liberian rebel leader who became president in 1997. Taylor and Johnson were rival rebel leaders whose forces fought during the First Civil War.
Capture of Samuel Doe: Samuel Doe was captured and killed by Prince Johnson’s forces in Monrovia in September 1990. The episode made Johnson internationally notorious and fractured the anti-Doe rebellion.
Liberian general election, 2011: Liberia’s 2011 general election returned Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the presidency and elected members of the legislature. Johnson ran for president and finished third, while his party won Senate representation.
Armed Forces of Liberia: The Armed Forces of Liberia is the national military of Liberia. It fought the rebel groups that included Johnson’s forces during the First Civil War.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was Liberia’s president from 2006 to 2018 and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She later served alongside Johnson in Liberia’s Senate, despite their sharply different wartime records.
Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia: The Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel faction led by Prince Johnson during the First Civil War. This was the armed movement through which Johnson fought Doe’s government.

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Liberian Civil WarsRelated: His faction’s role in Doe’s capture made him a central figure in the first war.