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- ↑ "George Boley, Liberian Warlord, Is Finally Under Arrest". The Atlantic. 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "Human Rights Abuses by the Liberian Peace Council and the Need for International Oversight (Human Rights Watch Report, May 17, 1994)". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia". www.trcofliberia.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ pages/Gary-Craig/818017588256577?ref=aymt_homepage_panel. "Feds say former Clarkson man lied to help Liberian warlord". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Liberia ex-warlord George Boley to be deported from US". BBC. 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Elections in Liberia". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Report: Ellen in Diplomatic Talks over Boley's Detention". December 2010.
- ↑ "Liberian human rights violator removed from US".
- ↑ "Liberia: Representative George Boley Sues Fellow Lawmaker Dixon Sebo for Damages for Wrong".
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