Charles Taylor

Presiden Liberia Ke-22Masa jabatan
2 Agustus 1997 – 11 Agustus 2003Wakil PresidenMoses Blah

Pendahulu
Ruth Perry

Pengganti
Moses Blah

Informasi pribadiLahir28 Januari 1948 (umur 76)
Arthington, LiberiaPartai politikPatriotik Nasional

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Charles Ghankay Taylor (lahir 28 Januari 1948) adalah pemimpin Liberia yang menjadi Presiden Liberia ke-22. Ia mulai menjabat pada 2 Agustus 1997 hingga 11 Agustus 2003. Ia menghadapi 11 tuntutan, antara lain mendukung pemberontakan dalam perang saudara di Sierra Leone yang berlangsung selama satu dekade. Setelah ditangkap, ia menghadapi pengadilan bentukan PBB di Sierra Leone. Penanganan kejahatan dilakukan di Den Haag (Belanda).

Pada tanggal 4 Juni 2007, ia mengacaukan awal peradilan kejahatan perangnya dengan memboikot proses pembahasan kasusnya dan memecat pengacaranya.^[1]

Referensi

The Liberian Civil War by Mark Huband, 1998
^"The Mysterious Death of a Fugitive". The Perspective. Atlanta, Georgia May 7, 2003 [1]
^Hirsch, John L. "Sierra Leone: Diamonds and the Struggle for Democracy". Boulder, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001
^Polgreen, Lydia. "Nigeria Says Ex-President of Liberia Has Disappeared". The New York Times. 29 March 2006. [2]
^"Charles Taylor jailed in Sierra Leone". CBC News, 29 March 2006. [3]
^de Silva, Desmond, QC, Chief Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone. "Chief Prosecutor Announces the Arrival of Charles Taylor at the Special Court". Press Release from the Special Court for Sierra Leone, 29 March 2006. [4] Diarsipkan 2007-12-01 di Wayback Machine.
^Sizemore, Bill. "Robertson, Liberian Leader Hope to Strike Gold in Coastal Africa." The Virginian-Pilot. 2 June 1999. (Copy found at [5].)

Referensi

^ "Taylor boycotts his war crimes trial", Yahoo, diakses Juni 2007

Pranala luar

(Inggris) BBC profile of Charles Taylor
(Inggris) Charles Taylor legal news and resources,JURIST
(Inggris) Handing Over Charles Taylor: It's Time, JURIST (op-ed by David Crane, former Chief Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone who signed the indictment for Charles Taylor)
(Inggris) Nigeria agrees to hand Taylor over to Liberia
(Inggris) Wanted Liberian ex-president disappears (Reuters)
(Inggris) "Charles Taylor: A wanted man", CNN, March 29, 2006.
(Inggris) Special Court for Sierra Leone
(Inggris) The trial of Charles Taylor - TRIAL WATCH Diarsipkan 2005-11-15 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) Charles Taylor on Trial Diarsipkan 2006-05-10 di Wayback Machine. U.S. Institute of Peace, April 7, 2006 (Audio)