First Liberian Civil War

Liberia (First Liberian Civil War)

1989

Bossou

Zombai

Gbapleu

Yomou

Kouan-Houle

Fetua

Bheeta

Dieke

Sanniquellie
(town 20[-20])

Saugi

Doba

Pieta

Ganta
(town 20[-20])

Danane

Deina

Flumpa
(town 20[-20])

Nigiya

Fauta

Sentoa

Gbarnga
(city 35[-35])

Do Town
(town 20[-20])

Fenplay
(town 20[-20])

Diaplay
(town 20[-20])

Totoa

Doata

Camp 2

Bonglay
(town 20[-20])

Binhouye
(town 20[-20])

Weala

Gliba

Molim

Shakah

Brogui
(town 20[-20])

Dialah
(town 20[-20])

Tiobli

Omata

Tapeta
(town 20[-20])

Noway
(town 20[-20])

Tinhou

Toetown

Gbah

Gardee

Monrovia
(captal 50[-50])

Zambai

Zeget

Kanbli

Big 4

Seple

Kuma Town

Edina

Buchanan

Weebli

Jebia

Diabli

Blomba

Kuaiya

First Liberian Civil War - 1989 (First Liberian Civil War).

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Basic start for the First Liberian civil War. This starts off in December 1989 when Charles Taylor enters Liberia for the Ivory Coast. It goes on until May/June 1990. By June 1990 the NPFL were laying seige to Monrovia which is unfortunatly just a bitoff the map to the South West (I have cheated and put it on the map. its location is wrong, it should be about 3 hexes West, but it isnt too great a distortion. I didnt spot that when I selected the map, I assumed the game play work for to the seige of Gbarnga which took place in May. As such, I think you can assume that each turn is a few days.

This whole war has a lot of intruging angles, for example, how did Charles Taylor escape from a US prison and get to Liberia with enough resources to start a civil war?

The background to Liberia is actuallyinteresting as it appeared to be an American colony 100 years earlier with a focus on reversing the transportation of slaves, but the slaves they sent back replicated the slave plantations of the US and made slaves of the native Liberians. When Samuel Doe became became elected prime minister he ended the slave trade. The interesting issue her is why Charles Taylor chose to challenge that. I dont really know, but the Vicevideo puts an interesting perspectiveon the situation.

The game starts with Charles Taylor and his company entering from the Ivory Coast. Over the next few turns he rallies thousands of NPFL rebels. I have given the Liberian governement some limited reinforcements including mechanised infantry, armour and artillery but from a glance I dont think its significant.

Essentially the war continues until Samuel Doe is captured in Monrovia and alledgedly eaten by Charles Taylor. After this the structure of the civil war changes for the worse and continues for a number of yers.

see Wikipedia