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

Pres. Boakai Speaks at state funeral for slain Liberian President William R. Tolbert, Jr. and 13 government officials killed during 1980 Coup. Tolbert, then outgoing Chairman of the Organization of African Union Now African Union (AU) was assassinated on April 12, 1980 by low-ranking soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia. | FrontPage Africa

Welcome to Liberia 🇱🇷 • Liberia was established in 1822 and gained independence in 1847 • Liberia is on the coast of West Africa. It’s bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. • The city of Liberia was named after American president James Monroe. • Monrovia is the capital city of Liberia • Liberia was the first African republic to proclaim its independence • Liberia is the only Black state in Africa never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic. • Liberia’s main mine