2012 in Liberia

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2012
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Events in the year 2012 in Liberia .

Incumbents

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Former President Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes. President Charles Taylor.png
Former President Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes.

Deaths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)</span> President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Boakai</span> Liberian politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Liberia)</span>

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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Liberia.

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2017 in Liberia.

Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is a Liberian judge and politician who currently serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia. She was nominated on August 23, 2022 to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia. She began to serve after the retirement of former Chief Justice Francis Korkpor on September 27, 2022.

Emma Shannon Walser was a Liberian lawyer and jurist who became the country's first female judge in 1971.

Events in the year 2018 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2021 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2022 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2019 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2016 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2014 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2013 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2011 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2010 in Liberia.

References

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  4. "War crimes suspect deported to Liberia Boley as rebel leader recruited child soldiers". The Buffalo News. March 31, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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