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|origin = Arthington, Liberia

|hobby = Threatening the population with another [[Civil War|civil war]], Killing and torturing people of Sierra Leone Forcing cannibalism in their soldiers

|crimes = [[Crime against humanity]] [[War crimes]] Embezzlement Mass murder [[Torture]] [[Cannibalism]] [[Rape]] Mutilation

|crimes = [[Crime against humanity]] [[War crimes]] Embezzlement Mass [[murder]] [[Torture]] [[Cannibalism]] [[Rape]] Mutilation

|type of villain = Tyrannical Warlord

|occupation = President of Liberia (1997 - 2003) Leader of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (1989 - 1996)|skills = Training as a guerrilla fighter Knowledge of politics|goals = Become President of Liberia (succeeded)}}

{{Quote|Little countries do not have the luxury of defending themselves. We have to do it before the fact, not after the fact.|Charles Taylor}}

'''Charles Ghankay Taylor''' (January 28th, 1948 - ) was the 22nd President of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003. Prior to his presidency he served as the leader of the [[National Patriotic Front of Liberia]], which initiated the First Liberian Civil War, and was known as one of Africa's most preeminent warlords.

'''Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor''' (January 28th, 1948 - ) was the 22nd President of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003. Prior to his presidency he served as the leader of the [[National Patriotic Front of Liberia]], which initiated the First Liberian Civil War, and was known as one of Africa's most preeminent warlords.

==Biography==

Taylor was born in Arthington, a town near the capital of Monrovia, Liberia, on 28 January 1948, to Nelson and Bernice Taylor. He attended The Newman School in his early years. He took the name "Ghankay" later on, possibly to please and gain favor with indigenous Liberians. His mother was a member of the Gola ethnic group, part of the 95% of the people who are indigenous to Liberia. According to most reports, his father was an Americo-Liberian (descended from African-American colonists) who worked as a teacher, sharecropper, lawyer, and judge.

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 |origin = Arthington, Liberia
 |hobby = Threatening the population with another [[Civil War|civil war]], <br> Killing and torturing people of Sierra Leone <br> Forcing cannibalism in their soldiers
-|crimes = [[Crime against humanity]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Embezzlement<br>Mass murder<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Cannibalism]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>Mutilation
+|crimes = [[Crime against humanity]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Embezzlement<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Cannibalism]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>Mutilation
 |type of villain = Tyrannical Warlord
 |occupation = President of Liberia (1997 - 2003)<br>Leader of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (1989 - 1996)|skills = Training as a guerrilla fighter<br>Knowledge of politics|goals = Become President of Liberia (succeeded)}}
 {{Quote|Little countries do not have the luxury of defending themselves. We have to do it before the fact, not after the fact.|Charles Taylor}}
-'''Charles Ghankay Taylor''' (January 28<sup>th</sup>, 1948 - ) was the 22nd President of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003. Prior to his presidency he served as the leader of the [[National Patriotic Front of Liberia]], which initiated the First Liberian Civil War, and was known as one of Africa's most preeminent warlords.
+'''Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor''' (January 28<sup>th</sup>, 1948 - ) was the 22nd President of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003. Prior to his presidency he served as the leader of the [[National Patriotic Front of Liberia]], which initiated the First Liberian Civil War, and was known as one of Africa's most preeminent warlords.
 ==Biography==
 Taylor was born in Arthington, a town near the capital of Monrovia, Liberia, on 28 January 1948, to Nelson and Bernice Taylor. He attended The Newman School in his early years. He took the name "Ghankay" later on, possibly to please and gain favor with indigenous Liberians. His mother was a member of the Gola ethnic group, part of the 95% of the people who are indigenous to Liberia. According to most reports, his father was an Americo-Liberian (descended from African-American colonists) who worked as a teacher, sharecropper, lawyer, and judge.