National Patriotic Front of Liberia

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National Patriotic Front of Liberia
Leaders	Charles Taylor
Dates of operation	1980s–1996
Headquarters	Tripoli, Libya
Active regions	Liberia and Sierra Leone
Size	+25,000
Allies	RUF  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  Burkina Faso
Opponents	ULIMO LPC LDF ECOWAS
Battles and wars	the Liberian Civil War
Succeeded by National Patriotic Party

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The National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) was a Liberian rebel group that initiated and participated in the First Liberian Civil War from 24 December 1989 – 2 August 1997. The NPFL emerged out of rising ethnic tensions and civil unrest due to the Liberian government that was characterized by totalitarianism, corruption, and favoritism towards ethnic Krahns. The NPFL invaded Liberia through Ivory Coast’s border with Nimba County in Liberia under the direction of Charles Taylor,^[1] a former Liberian politician and guerrilla leader who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003.

The NPLF was responsible for a vast array of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including mass murder, rape, sexual slavery, conscription of child soldiers, torture, and political assassinations. Over 60,000 human rights violations committed by the NPFL were formally recorded by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.^[2][3]