| Conflict: | 1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt |
| Date: | 12 November 1985 |
| Place: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Result: | Coup attempt failed. |
| Combatant1: | Liberia |
| Combatant2: | AFL coup plotters NPFL Alleged support: Libya |
| Commander1: | Samuel Doe |
| Commander2: | Gen. Thomas Quiwonkpa |
| Strength1: | Unknown |
| Strength2: | 500-600 |
The 1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt was staged by General Thomas Quiwonkpa, who had been a leader of the 1980 coup along with President Samuel Doe and later founder of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). On 12 November 1985, one month after elections were held, Quiwonkpa, supported by about two dozen heavily armed men, covertly entered Liberia through Sierra Leone, and launched a coup against Doe. The coup resulted in a disastrous failure and Quiwonkpa was captured and on November 15 was killed and mutilated by Krahn soldiers loyal to Doe,[1] who reportedly ate parts of his body.[2]
Samuel Doe also announced in a radio and television broadcast that anyone found on the streets after a 6 p.m. curfew would be considered a rebel and executed immediately.