Second Liberian Civil War

Second Liberian Civil War
Part of the Liberian Civil Wars and spillover of the Sierra Leone Civil War
Date 21 April 1999[1] – 18 August 2003 (4 years, 3 months and 4 weeks) Location Liberia, with spillovers in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast Result Rebel victory Resignation of Charles Taylor and subsequent exile Transitional Government of Liberia installed Accra Peace Agreement signed United Nations Mission in Liberia deployed
Belligerents
Liberian government Loyalist Armed Forces elements ATU SOD SSS NPFL/NPP militias RUF RDFG	Rebel groups: Anti-Taylor Armed Forces elements LURD MODEL  Guinea  Sierra Leone Supported by:  Ivory Coast  United Kingdom  United States
Commanders and leaders
Charles Taylor Benjamin Yeaten Chucky Taylor Sam Bockarie	Gyude Bryant Sekou Conneh Thomas Nimely Lansana Conté
Strength
1,250–1,500 (2002)[2] FAL: 11,000– 14,000 (2002) 12,000 (2003)[3] Militias: 16,000 (2003)[3]	(2003):[3] 35,000 LURD 14,000 MODEL
Casualties and losses
~50,000 killed[4]

The Second Liberian Civil War was a civil war in Liberia from 1999 to 2003.

The civil war started because of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy's (LURD) opposition to the Charles Taylor government, the LURD was a rebel group that stationed in northern Liberia with supports from neighbouring countries like Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), an another rebel group in southern Liberia.

From June to July 2003, Charles Taylor's government only controlled one-thirds (1/3) of Liberia's territory. In addition, many civilians dead due to the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy's (LURD) siege of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, from 18 July to 14 August 2003.

The Second Liberian Civil War ended with the signing of a peace agreement in Accra on 18 August 2003. A transitional government with Gyude Bryant as president was established in Liberia until the 2005 general election.

• History of Liberia