List of wars involving Liberia

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Liberia.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Liberian–Grebo War (1875–1876)	Liberia Supported by: United States	Grebo people	Victory
World War I (1914–1918)	Allied Powers France Britain United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Russia (1914–17) Japan Italy (1915–18) United States (1917–18) Serbia Montenegro Belgium Romania (1916–18) Portugal (1916–18) Brazil (1917–18) Hejaz (1916–18) China (1917–18) Greece (1917–18) Siam (1917–18) Liberia (1917–18)	Central Powers German Empire Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (1915–18)	Victory
World War II (1939–45)	Allied Powers Soviet Union (from June 1941) United States (from December 1941) United Kingdom China France (1939–40, 1944–45) In exile for part of the war Poland Norway Netherlands Belgium Free France (1940–44) Luxembourg Greece Czechoslovakia Other important belligerents Canada India Australia New Zealand South Africa Yugoslavia Liberia Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia Co-belligerents Italy (1943–1945) Romania (1944–1945) Finland (1944–1945) Bulgaria (1944–1945)	Axis powers Germany Italy (1940–43) Japan Affiliate states Romania (1941–44) Hungary (from 1941) Bulgaria (1941–44) Thailand (1942–45) Client states Slovakia Croatia Manchukuo Mengjiang Albania Co-belligerents Finland (1941–44) Iraq (1941) Vichy France (1940–44) Active neutrality Soviet Union (1939–41) Spain (1941–44)	Victory
1980 Liberian coup d'état (1980)	Liberia	Faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia	Coup attempt succeeds
First Liberian Civil War (1989–1997)	Liberian government Loyalist Armed Forces elements ULIMO (1991–1994) ULIMO-K (1994–1996) ULIMO-J (1994–1996) LPC (1993–1996) LUDF (later becoming ULIMO) LDF (1993–1996) Supported by: ECOMOG Nigeria (from 1990) Ghana (from 1990) Guinea (from 1990) The Gambia (from 1990) Sierra Leone (1990–1991) UNOMIL (September 22, 1993 – September 12, 1997)	Anti-Doe Armed Forces elements NPFL INPFL (1989–1992) NPFL-CRC (1994–1996) Supported by: Libya Burkina Faso RUF	NPFL Victory Overthrow of the Doe government in 1990 Charles Taylor elected President of Liberia in 1997
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002)	RUF AFRC (1997–2002) West Side Boys (1998–2000) Liberia (1997–2002) NPFL (1991–2002) Foreign mercenaries Supported by: Libya Burkina Faso	Sierra Leone SLA (before and after the AFRC)^[1] CDF (Kamajors, Tamaboros, Kapras, etc.)^[2] Foreign mercenaries United Kingdom (2000–2002) Guinea ECOMOG forces (1998–2000) Executive Outcomes (1995–1996) Supported by: United States Belarus^[3] UNAMSIL Bangladesh^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] India Pakistan (2001–2005)^[8] Kenya Russia (1999–2005) Ukraine (1999–2005) Nigeria Norway^[9] New Zealand Ghana Jordan^[10] Germany	Defeat Commonwealth victory
1998 Monrovia clashes (1998)	Liberian government (Taylor loyalists)	Johnson's forces (ex-ULIMO-J) Limited involvement: Nigeria United States	Partial victory of Charles Taylor Monrovia purged of Roosevelt Johnson's followers Mass killings of Krahn, which contribute to the Second Liberian Civil War's outbreak
Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003)	Liberian government Loyalist Armed Forces elements ATU SOD SSS NPFL/NPP militias RUF RDFG	Rebel groups: Anti-Taylor Armed Forces elements LURD MODEL Guinea Sierra Leone Supported by: Ivory Coast United Kingdom United States	Rebel victory Resignation of Charles Taylor and subsequent exile Transitional Government of Liberia installed Accra Peace Agreement signed United Nations Mission in Liberia deployed

Notes

↑ Gberie (2005), p. 102.
↑ Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (September 3, 1999). "Sierra Leone: The Tamaboros and their role in the Sierra Leonian conflict". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Segenyuk, Vladimir (March 5, 2011). "Торговля оружием и будущее Белоруссии" [Arms Trade and the Future of Belarus]. NewsLand (in Russian). Retrieved February 19, 2025.
↑ "Sierra Leone Makes Bengali Official Language". The Daily Times. Lahore, Pakistan. December 29, 2002. p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
↑ Ahmed, Nazir (February 21, 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language". The Daily New Nation. Dhaka. p. 6. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
↑ "How Bengali briefly became an honorary language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. New Delhi. February 21, 2017. p. 9.
↑ "Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. February 23, 2017. p. 3.
↑ "UN Peace Keeping Missions: Sierra Leone (2001 – Dec 2005)". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
↑ "Africa - Peacekeepers Feared Killed". BBC News. May 23, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "UK - Britain's role in Sierra Leone". BBC News. September 10, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

References

Gberie, Lansana (2005). A Dirty War in West Africa: The RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21855-1.

[FOOTNOTEGberie2005102-1] Gberie (2005), p. 102.

[2] Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (September 3, 1999). "Sierra Leone: The Tamaboros and their role in the Sierra Leonian conflict". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Segenyuk, Vladimir (March 5, 2011). "Торговля оружием и будущее Белоруссии" [Arms Trade and the Future of Belarus]. NewsLand (in Russian). Retrieved February 19, 2025.

[4] "Sierra Leone Makes Bengali Official Language". The Daily Times. Lahore, Pakistan. December 29, 2002. p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.

[5] Ahmed, Nazir (February 21, 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language". The Daily New Nation. Dhaka. p. 6. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[6] "How Bengali briefly became an honorary language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. New Delhi. February 21, 2017. p. 9.

[7] "Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. February 23, 2017. p. 3.

[8] "UN Peace Keeping Missions: Sierra Leone (2001 – Dec 2005)". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

[9] "Africa - Peacekeepers Feared Killed". BBC News. May 23, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[10] "UK - Britain's role in Sierra Leone". BBC News. September 10, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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Lists of wars involving African countries
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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