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2006
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Liberia, January 2006
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| Jan.16 |
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First Africa woman leader sworn in
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| Mar.17 |
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Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile Liberia has asked Nigeria to extradite former Liberian President
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| Mar.28 |
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War crimes suspect Taylor missing Liberian warlord and war crimes suspect has disappeared from the haven Nigeria had granted him
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US warning over missing Taylor Talks between the US and Nigeria may not go ahead after Liberia's ex-leader disappeared
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| Mar.29 |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia| Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad | |
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Taylor sent to war crimes court Former Liberian leader has been transferred to the UN-backed war crimes tribunal
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| Mar.30 |
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Dutch asked to host Taylor trial A U.N.-backed court has asked the Dutch government to stage the war crimes trial of former Liberian President
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| Apr.2 |
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Taylor says Nigeria betrayed him Taylor's said in a phone call from jail that Nigerian security forces had encouraged him to flee his home-in-exile
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| Apr.3 |
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Taylor appears in war crimes case| Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court | |
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Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes Former Liberian President is denying 11 counts of helping destabilize West Africa through killings
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| May.7 |
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Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread' Girls as young as eight are still being sexually exploited by aid workers and peacekeepers
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| Jun.15 |
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UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor| The British government has agreed that former Liberian leader could serve a prison sentence in the UK | |
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| Jun.16 |
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U.N. authorizes Taylor's war crimes trial The Security Council authorized the transfer of former Liberian leader to The Hague to stand trial for war crimes
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| Jun.20 |
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Taylor on way to Hague for trial| Former Liberian was on a plane on his way to stand trial on 11 war crimes charges | |
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| Jul.21 |
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Taylor 'unhappy with jail food' Charles Taylor is not happy about conditions in the jail he was moved to last month, his lawyer
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| Jul.26 |
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Presidential palace burns A floor of the palace caught fire, as President played host to the foreign leaders
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| Oct.23 |
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Ex-president tries to block testimony Lawyers for Taylor have petitioned Supreme Court to prohibit the truth commission from hearing testimony
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| Nov.29 |
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UN troops face child abuse claims Children have been subjected to rape and prostitution by peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia
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