US EditionGeneral Butt Naked's Humanitarian Rebirth Tests Liberia's Forgiveness
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More than 20 years after the end of the conflict, the absence of a trial for the crimes committed continues to affect national reconciliation.
Liberian President Issues Apology Over Civil War Atrocities
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has formally apologised on behalf of the state for the horrors and suffering inflicted during the country’s two devastating civil wars, marking a significant moment in the nation’s long-delayed path towards reconciliation. Speaking at a reconciliation ceremony in the capital Monrovia on Saturday, Boakai expressed regret for the atrocities committed between 1989 and 2003, a period of extreme violence that claimed…
Liberian President Joseph Boakai apologized to Liberians on Saturday for the brutal violence and lasting trauma caused by two civil wars. He made the official gesture on behalf of the state during a reconciliation ceremony held in the capital, Monrovia, AFP reported. Liberia's two consecutive civil wars took place between 1989 and 2003. In addition to ravaging the West African country, they claimed 250,000 lives and led to massacres, mutilations…
Liberian President Joseph Boakai today apologized to the Liberian people on behalf of the state for the two civil wars that raged in the country from 1989 to 2003. An estimated 250,000 people died in the wars, and scores more were maimed and raped. “On this historic occasion, I offer a formal apology on behalf of the state,” Boakai said. “To all the victims of the civil war, to all the broken families, to all the shattered dreams, we say: We rep…
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