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Charles Taylor

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Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born 28 January 1948) is a Liberian former politician. He served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure. After leaving office, he was found guilty of war crimes committed in the Sierra Leone Civil War, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Born in Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia, Taylor earned a degree at Bentley College in the United States before returning to Liberia to work in the government of Samuel Doe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Charles Taylor is the 1,391st most popular politician (up from 5,858th in 2024), the most popular biography from Liberia (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Liberian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Taylor ranks 1,391 out of 19,576. Before him are Queen Seondeok of Silla, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Christian V of Denmark, Michael VII Doukas, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and Jean Monnet. After him are Rayhana bint Zayd, Millard Fillmore, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Ghazan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Charles Taylor ranks 25. Before him are Linda McMahon, Jan Palach, Jeremy Irons, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Nick Drake. After him are Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Klaus Meine, Olivia Newton-John, Marcello Lippi, George Tupou V, and Henning Mankell.

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Charles Taylor ranks 1 out of 20. After him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938), George Weah (1966), William Tolbert (1913), Joseph Boakai (1944), Samuel Doe (1951), Leymah Gbowee (1972), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), and Edwin Barclay (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Liberia

Among politicians born in Liberia, Charles Taylor ranks 1. After him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938), William Tolbert (1913), Joseph Boakai (1944), Samuel Doe (1951), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), Edwin Barclay (1882), Amos Sawyer (1945), and Jewel Taylor (1963).

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