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Liberia under Samuel Doe, 1980-1985
The Politics of Personal Rule
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2022
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On April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers led by Master Sergeant Samuel K. Doe executed a bloody coup that put an end to the Americo-Liberian minority regime in Liberia, transforming Africa’s first republic into a military dictatorship. In Liberia under Samuel Doe, 1980-1985: The Politics of Personal Rule, Yekutiel Gershoni examines the evolution and effects of Samuel K. Doe’s reign in Liberia. Gershoni shows Doe’s path to absolute power, corruption, and dictatorship and the economic crises and political turmoil that ensued, even after his murder in 1990. Liberia under Samuel Doe also examines the role of the United States as Liberia’s closest ally, detailing how Doe managed to attract American diplomatic and military support due to U.S. interests in the Cold War. Through in-depth research, primary sources, and interviews with diplomats, politicians, and activists, Gershoni carefully details the timeline of Doe’s rise to power and the lasting effects of his dictatorial legacy.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-1787-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-1788-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
378
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Contents No access
Introduction No access
In the Cause of the People No access
Sacrifice and Survival No access
Getting Foreign Aid No access
From Primus Inter Pares to the Head of the Pyramid No access
Travels Abroad, Austerity at Home No access
Tightening Control No access
Bungles No access
Completion of the Draft Constitution No access
Circumventing Con Com No access
Pressing Forward and Holding Back No access
A Terrible Betrayal No access
Clearing Obstacles to the Presidency No access
The Persecution and Ouster of Sawyer No access
Assault on the Rival Parties No access
Constrained Campaigning and Rigged Elections No access
