List of wars involving Liberia
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Liberia.
| Conflict | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| World War I (1914–1918) |
Allied Powers France Britain Russia (1914–17) |
Central Powers German Empire Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (1915–18) |
Victory |
| World War II (1939–45) |
Allied Powers Soviet Union (from June 1941) United States (from December 1941) United Kingdom China France (1939–40, 1944–45) In exile for part of the war Poland Norway Netherlands Belgium Free France (1940–44) Luxembourg Greece Czechoslovakia Other important belligerents Canada India Australia New Zealand South Africa Yugoslavia Liberia Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia Co-belligerents Italy (1943–1945) Romania (1944–1945) Finland (1944–1945) Bulgaria (1944–1945) |
Axis Powers Germany Italy (1940–43) Japan Affiliate states Romania (1941–44) Hungary (from 1941) Bulgaria (1941–44) Thailand (1942–45) Client states Slovakia Croatia Manchukuo Mengjiang Albania Co-belligerents Finland (1941–44) Iraq (1941) Vichy France (1940–44) Active neutrality Soviet Union (1939–41) Spain (1941–44) |
Victory |
| 1980 Liberian coup d'état (1980) |
Liberia | Faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia | Coup attempt succeeds |
| First Liberian Civil War (1989–1997) |
Liberian government
ULIMO (1991–1994) LPC (1993–1996)
UNOMIL (September 22, 1993 – September 12, 1997) |
Anti-Doe Armed Forces elements NPFL INPFL (1989–1992) NPFL-CRC (1994–1996) Supported by: Libya Burkina Faso RUF |
NPFL Victory
|
| Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) |
|
|
Defeat
|
| 1998 Monrovia clashes (1998) |
Liberian government (Taylor loyalists) | Johnson's forces (ex-ULIMO-J) Limited involvement: Nigeria United States |
Partial victory of Charles Taylor
|
| Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003) |
Liberian government
|
Rebel groups:
Guinea |
Rebel victory
|
References
- ^ Gberie (2005), p. 102.
- ^ UNHCR, The Tamaboros and their role ... (1999).
- ^ Segenyuk 2011.
- ^ AFP (2002), p. 9; Ahmed (2017), p. 6; Express Web Desk (2017), p. 9; Tribune Online Report (2017), p. 3.
- ^ PakistanArmy.gov.pk, UN Peace Keeping Missions: Sierra Leone (2001 – Dec 2005) (2017).
- ^ BBC News, Peacekeepers Feared Killed (2000).
- ^ BBC News, Britain's role in Sierra Leone (2000).
Sources
- Ahmed, Nazir (February 21, 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language". The Daily New Nation. Dhaka. p. 6. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- AFP (December 29, 2002). "Sierra Leone Makes Bengali Official Language". The Daily Times. Lahore, Pakistan. p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
- "Africa - Peacekeepers Feared Killed". BBC News. May 23, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- "UK - Britain's role in Sierra Leone". BBC News. September 10, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- Express Web Desk (February 21, 2017). "How Bengali briefly became an honorary language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. New Delhi. p. 9.
- Gberie, Lansana (2005). A Dirty War in West Africa: The RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21855-1. OCLC 67774535.
- "UN Peace Keeping Missions: Sierra Leone (2001 – Dec 2005)". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- Segenyuk, Vladimir (March 5, 2011). "Торговля оружием и будущее Белоруссии" [Arms Trade and the Future of Belarus]. NewsLand (in Russian). Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- Tribune Online Report (February 23, 2017). "Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. p. 3.
- Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (September 3, 1999). "Sierra Leone: The Tamaboros and their role in the Sierra Leonian conflict". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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