CHARLES TAYLOR; LIBERIA WARLORD-TURNED-PRESIDENT
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor, born on 27 January 1948 in Arthington, Liberia, rose from a turbulent youth to become one of the most controversial leaders in Africa. His father was an Americo-Liberian judge while his mother belonged to the Gola ethnic group, a mixed heritage that shaped his early life. After attending schools in Liberia,…
