Liberia holds funeral for ex-leader Samuel Doe decades after assassination
Liberia holds funeral for ex-leader Samuel Doe decades after assassination...For More, Read Full Here|
Hundreds of people gathered on Friday in rural Liberia for the state funeral of authoritarian former president, Samuel Doe, 35 years after his assassination, part of the country’s ongoing reconciliation efforts over its violent past.
Doe’s brutal 1990 torture and murder were an early turning point in the two civil wars that killed around 250,000 people and ravaged Liberia’s economy……READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE