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**Charles G. Taylor: President of Liberia**  Serving as the charismatic president of Liberia from August 2, 1997 to August 11, 2003, Charles G. Taylor became known as one of “Africa’s most prominent warlord[s] during the First Liberian Civil War,” (world lingo). According to World Lingo, Taylor was elected as president at the end of the Liberian Civil War but was subsequently forced into exile for his involvement in the war. His exile resulted from his accused involvement of the Sierra Leone Civil War in 2003. According to a New York Times news article entitled Hunting for Liberia’s Missing Millions, Taylor was accused of taking millions of dollars missing from Liberia after the Civil War. Leading investigators to search almost all of Africa for this once prominent leader turned thieving fugitive, there is still no evidence that Taylor was in fact responsible for the missing sums. Based on his personal exile however, it leads many to question his leadership and accuse him of what had gone missing. **
 * By Shelby Archuleta **

Works Cited: **

Carvajal, Doreen. “Hunting for Liberia’s Missing Millions.” The New York Times. 30 March 2010. Web.

“Charles Taylor (Liberia).” WorldLingo.com. World Lingo, 2011. Web. Feb 3 2011.