Charles Taylor

@Former President of Liberia, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Charles Taylor is a former politician from Liberia, who served as the President of the country for six years School Dropouts War Criminals Leaders Political Leaders Aquarius Celebrities Charles Taylor is a former politician from the country of Liberia, who is said to have adopted 'Ghankay' as his middle name to appease the natives of the country. He graduated from 'Bentley College' in U.S.A., and came back to Liberia to take part in a revolt against the President Tolbert. The young man began his career in the government led by Samel Doe, only to be charged with theft, three years into the job. He was arrested after escaping to the U.S., after which he fled from prison and settled in Libya. After getting trained by Libyan dictator Gaddafi, he returned to Liberia, overthrew Samuel Doe and soon became the President of his homeland. During his guerrilla career, he had allegedly helped cause the 'Sierra Leone Civil War', recruiting child soldiers, and killing many citizens. Meanwhile, as President, he was detested, and soon the 'Second Liberian Civil War' broke out. He was forced to resign from his post, and went into exile in Nigeria. However, he was found guilty of war crimes as well as several other charges. After being sentenced by the 'Special Court for Sierra Leone', to 50 years of imprisonment, he is now being detained in a prison in Netherlands.

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Birthday: January 28, 1948 Nationality: Liberian Famous: Former President of Liberia, School Dropouts, War Criminals, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses: Jewel Taylor Known as: Charles McArthur Taylor, Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor Childrens: Beuford Jensen Taylor, Camille Grace Taylor, Charal Gina Taylor, Charen Zally Taylor, Charles McArther Emmanuel, Charlyne Adrina Taylor, Charmaine Taylor, Gritchawn Taylor, Phillip Charles Taylor, Silvia Zoe Taylor Universities: Bentley University Information Detail Birthday January 28, 1948 Nationality Liberian Famous Former President of Liberia, School Dropouts, War Criminals, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses Jewel Taylor Known as Charles McArthur Taylor, Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor Childrens Beuford Jensen Taylor, Camille Grace Taylor, Charal Gina Taylor, Charen Zally Taylor, Charles McArther Emmanuel, Charlyne Adrina Taylor, Charmaine Taylor, Gritchawn Taylor, Phillip Charles Taylor, Silvia Zoe Taylor Universities Bentley University Founder / Co-Founder Revolutionary United Front Birth Place Arthington, Liberia Political Ideology Political party - National Patriotic Party Religion Baptists Gender Male Father Nelson Taylor Mother Bernice Taylor Net Worth $56 Million as of Jan 22,2017 Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Arthington, Liberia Famous as Former President of Liberia

Arthington, Liberia

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The Liberian political leader was initially married to Enid Tupee Taylor, from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Unsplash Personal Life

In 1997, Charles got married to Jewel Cianeh Howard, but they separated after nine years’ of marriage. Currently Jewel is the Senior Senator of Liberia. Unsplash Personal Life

The former President has fifteen children from various wives and girlfriends. Unsplash Personal Life

Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor was born to Nelson and his wife Bernice, on January 28, 1948, in the town of Arthington, Liberia. While Bernice belonged to the Gola tribe of Liberia, Nelson was an Americo-Liberian, who did various kinds of jobs like that of a teacher, lawyer and judge. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Charles graduated from 'Bentley College' at the city of Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1977. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After graduating, this young man came back to Liberia to work for the leader of the country, Samuel Doe. Taylor took part in the uprising of April 12, 1980, under the leadership of Doe, against the President William R. Tolbert, Jr. Tolbert was killed in the coup and a military rule was established by Doe's party, 'People's Redemption Council'. Unsplash Career

Charles was made the Director General of the 'General Services Agency' ('GSA'), an organization that was responsible for making procurements for the government. In 1983, he was removed from the post because he had stolen $1000000 from the government for personal use. Unsplash Career

Though he tried to escape to the United States of America, he was arrested by U.S. officials and imprisoned at the 'Plymouth County House of Corrections' in Massachusetts. Here, the convict tried to convince that he was being incriminated for political reasons rather than criminal, but to no avail. Unsplash Career

The prisoner took the help of a few other convicts and fled from the jail on September 15, 1985. According to news reports they had cut through a bar outside a window, sliding down using tied up sheets, and finally disappearing into the woods. Unsplash Career

Though reports say that the inmates were assisted by Taylor's wife Enid and her sister Lucia, the man himself claimed much later that he was helped by CIA agents. Unsplash Career

'Lord of the War', a Nicolas Cage starrer, featured a character named Andre Baptiste, Sr., which was partly inspired by this former President of Liberia Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 28, 1948
Nationality	Liberian
Famous	Former President of Liberia, School Dropouts, War Criminals, Leaders, Political Leaders
Spouses	Jewel Taylor
Known as	Charles McArthur Taylor, Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor
Childrens	Beuford Jensen Taylor, Camille Grace Taylor, Charal Gina Taylor, Charen Zally Taylor, Charles McArther Emmanuel, Charlyne Adrina Taylor, Charmaine Taylor, Gritchawn Taylor, Phillip Charles Taylor, Silvia Zoe Taylor
Universities	Bentley University
Founder / Co-Founder	Revolutionary United Front
Birth Place	Arthington, Liberia
Political Ideology	Political party - National Patriotic Party
Religion	Baptists
Gender	Male
Father	Nelson Taylor
Mother	Bernice Taylor
Net Worth	$56 Million as of Jan 22,2017
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Arthington, Liberia
Famous as	Former President of Liberia

Charles Taylor

Liberian

Jan 28, 1948

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Arthington, Liberia