1994 Liberian coup attempt

1994 Liberian coup attempt First Liberian Civil War Liberia map.png 300px Map of Liberia September 15, 1994 Monrovia, Liberia Failed coup attempt; transitional government retains control Liberia Liberian National Transitional Government Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia ECOWAS Flag.png ECOMOG Liberia AFL Dissident faction Liberia David D. Kpormakpor Liberia Charles Julu Unknown 100 soldiers At least 1 civilian The 1994 Liberian coup attempt was a failed coup d'état in Liberia by dissident elements of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL),Liberia: What Hope for Peace? https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/writenet/1994/en/96699 2024-05-27 Refworld en led by General Charles Julu, against the Liberian National Transitional Government (LNTG), during the First Liberian Civil War. Peacekeeping forces part of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) crushed the attempted military overthrow.2009-10-27 Liberia Arrests Alleged Coup Plotter https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-07-19-voa8-66780142/565018.html 2024-05-27 Voice of America en The coup attempt was launched on September 15, with some hundred AFL soldiers led by General Charles Julu under the banner of the New Horizon for New Direction seizing control of the administrative Executive Mansion in Monrovia.Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia https://trcofliberia.org/press_releases/81.html 2024-05-27 trcofliberia.orgJulue arrested following coup attempt - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/09/16/Julue-arrested-following-coup-attempt/7106779688000/ 2024-05-27 UPI en The dissident forces also attempted to take control of the country's state radio and telecommunications but were later routed by peacekeeping forces.2024-01-05 PEACEKEEPERS PUT DOWN LIBERIA COUP https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/09/16/peacekeepers-put-down-liberia-coup/7175f6f9-1886-4dc8-bbb1-dbe8d66919be/ 2024-05-27 Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 The last holdout of the failed coup, the coastal mansion was continually shelled by peacekeeper gunboats and tanks.2024-01-23 LIBERIAN MOB KEEPS LEADER OF FAILED COUP FROM ESCAPING https://www.deseret.com/1994/9/17/19131262/liberian-mob-keeps-leader-of-failed-coup-from-escaping/ 2024-05-27 Deseret News en A shell fired from one of the gunboats accidentally landed near the local International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office, resulting in a single civilian casualty. After a successful assault on the mansion which saw peacekeeping forces regain control, the coup attempt was at last thwarted. Following the failed coup d'état, ECOMOG troops detained General Charles Julu along with around eighty others, taking them into their custody.AFRICA https://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/WR95/AFRICA-05.htm 2024-05-27 www.hrw.org The coup leader was sentenced to life imprisonment for sedition yet was later released in 1996. President Kpormakpor of the transitional government sought to punish the AFL for not intervening to stop the coup despite knowing about it in advance, using his role as Commander-in-Chief to call for the removal of top AFL officials from their posts.Gabriel I. H. Williams https://books.google.com/books?id=r6qZMoquA28C&pg=PA181 Liberia: The Heart of Darkness : Accounts of Liberia's Civil War and Its Destabilizing Effects in West Africa 2002 978-1-55369-294-2 Non-compliance by the AFL regarding President Kpormakpor's orders led to further clashes between them and ECOMOG forces. Motives During Charles Julu's testimony to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia, the retired general explained the primary motive to the coup attempt was to prevent a perceived power vacuum from occurring, as the mandate for the transitional government was soon expiring. Thus, he found it necessary to intervene militarily and make sure Liberia didn't suffer from chaos and political instability. Charles Julu also aimed to prevent rebel leader Charles Taylor from seizing power, fearing he would only further destabilize the country. By temporarily occupying the Executive Mansion, he believed he could thwart Taylor's efforts. References 1994 Category:1994 in Liberia Category:September 1994 in Africa Liberian coup attempt Category:1990s coups d'état Category:History of Monrovia