National Patriotic Front of Liberia – Central Revolutionary Council
Liberian rebel group
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The National Patriotic Front of Liberia-Central Revolutionary Council (NPFL-CRC) was a rebel group that participated in the First Liberian Civil War. The group emerged in mid-1994 and was a breakaway faction of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), which was led by Charles Taylor in full Charles Ghankay Taylor (born January 27, 1948, Liberia).[1]
| National Patriotic Front of Liberia – Central Revolutionary Council | |
|---|---|
Leaders | Sam Dokie Tom Woewiyu |
| Dates active | 1994-1996 |
| Active regions | Liberia |
| Size | ? |
| Wars | the Liberian Civil War |
Prominent figures in the NPFL-CRC were Sam Dokie and Tom Woewiyu, a defense chief in Taylor's alternative government based in the Bong County town of Gbarnga. Both men cited strategic and ideological differences as the cause of their defection.
The NPFL-CRC did engage in small battles with the NPFL around Gbarnga and northern Liberia, but was not a major force in the conflict.
