Samuel Doe was the 21st president of Liberia and ruled his nation with an iron fist from 1980 to 1990. He joined the army at the young age of 18 and rose to master sergeant by 1979. After killing President William R. Tolbert and many of his True Whig Party supporters, Doe promoted himself to general. A strategic ally of the United States during the Cold War, the United States changed their attitude toward him once Doe’s government became seriously corrupt. In the Civil War that broke out in Liberia, Doe was brutally killed by Prince Y. Johnson’s gang who broke away from Charles Taylor‘s National Patriotic Front of Liberia.
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Pres. Eisenhower of the United States ordered Premier Lumumba’s death for resisting the secession of Katanga which contained huge deposits of cobalt, vital to American industries.
Yes, true
Sheikh Karume being an ''icon''!? That's a misrepresentation of facts. Sheikh Karume was a brutal tyrant whose reign of terror will never be forgotten by Zanzibaris.
What Influential was Doe? Killing his people? Dr. President William R. Tolbert was killed because of the influence he had it bringing Africa Together. Get your story straight.
How Influential Was Samuel Doe? Killing his people? President William R. Tolbert was Influential in bringing Africa together that was one of the reasons he was killed. Please get your story straight. Thanks
Yes, it's ridiculous to suggest that tyrants such as Liberia's Samuel Kenyon Doe and Zanzibar's Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume were killed for ''their beliefs''. What beliefs!?
More women were needed on this list because there are PLENTY more. We do ourselves, and those seeking information, a disservice when we limit and erase our Black Women from our history! There are MANY that have sacrificed and stood by their convictions for us to be free. You can search the entire diaspora and they exist. Let's stop selling HERstory short!
Lumumba was killed by the USA