Liberian rebels, officials sign peace deal

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: August 19, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

MONROVIA, Liberia -- The Liberian government and rebels signed a peace accord Monday to end a bloody three-year insurgency that toppled warlord-president Charles Taylor as calm settled into the capital and shopkeepers opened for the first time in a month.

The accord, signed in Accra, Ghana, calls for a two-year power- sharing government, meant to lead Liberia into elections and out of 14 years of conflict brought on by Taylor.

The two rebel movements -- Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia -- signed, along with representatives of ...

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