National Patriotic Front of Liberia – Central Revolutionary Council explained

National Patriotic Front of Liberia – Central Revolutionary Council
War:the Liberian Civil War
Active:1994-1996
Leaders:Sam Dokie
Tom Woewiyu
Area:Liberia
Size:?
Predecessor:NPFL
Opponents: ULIMO-K
ULIMO-J
NPFL (minor clashes)

The National Patriotic Front of Liberia-Central Revolutionary Council (NPFL-CRC) was a rebel group that participated in the First Liberian Civil War. The group emerged in mid-1994 and was a breakaway faction of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), which was led by Charles Taylor in full Charles Ghankay Taylor (born January 27, 1948, Liberia).[1]

Prominent figures in the NPFL-CRC were Sam Dokie and Tom Woewiyu, a defense chief in Taylor's alternative government based in the Bong County town of Gbarnga. Both men cited strategic and ideological differences as the cause of their defection.

The NPFL-CRC did engage in small battles with the NPFL around Gbarnga and northern Liberia, but was not a major force in the conflict.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Taylor Liberian Warlord & President Britannica . 2023-09-12 . www.britannica.com . en.