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Johnson was born in Tapeta, Nimba County, in the east-central interior of the country, and was brought up by an uncle in the capital city of Monrovia.In 1971, while living in Monrovia, he joined the Liberian National Guard (LNG), which was transformed into the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in the aftermath of Samuel Doe's 1980 overthrow of President William R. Tolbert.
Johnson was born on July 12, 1976, in Monrovia. [4] Johnson hails from a Mano family. [5] Johnson's father, Lt. Gen. Prince C. Johnson II had served as Chief of Staff of the EMG Division of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia during the Civil War and as Commanding General of the AFL during the presidency of Charles Taylor.
Nimba County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. There is a vacancy in the county caused by the death of Senator Prince Johnson .
Doe had been under pressure to accept exile outside of Liberia. After Doe arrived, a large rebel force led by Prince Johnson's INPFL also arrived and attacked Doe's party. Doe was captured and taken to the INPFL's Caldwell base. He was brutally tortured before being killed and dismembered. His torture and execution was videotaped by his captors.
President Doe was captured in Monrovia on 9 September 1990, by Prince Y. Johnson, one of Liberia's most infamous warlords and former leader of INPFL, a breakaway faction of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia. Prince Y. Johnson took President Doe to his military base where he brutally tortured him until death. [16]
By 1990, his forces controlled most of the country. That same year, Prince Johnson, a senior commander of Taylor's NPFL, broke away and formed the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL). In September 1990, Johnson captured Monrovia, depriving Taylor of outright victory. Johnson and his forces captured and tortured Doe to death ...
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi: Head of State of Nigeria: July 29, 1966: Lalupon: Hendrik Verwoerd: Prime Minister of South Africa: September 6, 1966: Cape Town South Africa: Dimitri Tsafendas: Abdirashid Shermarke: President of Somalia: October 15, 1969: Las Anod Somalia: His personal bodyguards Wasfi Tal: Prime Minister of Jordan: November 28, 1971 ...
William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia: Killed in the 1980 Liberian coup d'état led by Samuel Doe [7] September 9, 1990: Samuel Doe, President of Liberia Tortured and killed on the orders of Prince Johnson.