Episodes
(5)Overview
Status
Terminated
Duration
19 November 1992 - 25 May 2016
(over 23 years)
Objectives
Cease hostilities, Peace enforcement, Peacebuilding, Democracy support, Support judicial process
Sanction Types
- Travel (individual travel ban)
- Asset freeze (individual / entity)
- Diplomatic (limit diplomatic travel)
- Arms (arms imports embargo)
- Commodity (diamonds and timber exports ban)
Non-UN Sanctions
Regional (EU, ECOWAS), Unilateral (US)
Other Policy Instruments
Diplomacy, Legal tribunals, Peace operations, Use of military force, DDR/SSR
Background
In December 1989, forces of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) led by Charles Taylor launched an uprising against the Liberian government from Côte d'Ivoire. ECOWAS sent peacekeeping forces to Liberia (ECOMOG) in August 1990. A ceasefire accord was signed in Bamako, Mali in November 1990.
Episodes
The analysis of the Liberia case is divided into the following episodes (also navigable via the numbers in the top bar):
