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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.
It was a breakaway faction of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). The INPFL was formed by Prince Johnson after a leadership dispute with NPFL leader Charles Taylor over his authority as self-proclaimed head of the National Patriotic Reconstruction Assembly Government (NPRAG), an alternative government that was based in the Bong ...
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.
In 2010, former warlord, Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson founded the National Union for Democratic Progress (NUDP). [1] He contested the 2011 presidential election with the party. [2] Ahead of the 2014 Senate election, Johnson was expelled from the NUDP. [3] Johnson won re-election to the Senate as an independent. [4]
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]
Johnson, whose net worth Forbes estimates at $550 million, also partnered with the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. to create a $30 million development fund for small and midsize businesses ...
Here, see all the best photos of his September 2024 solo trip: Sunday, September 22, 2024 On Sunday evening, Prince Harry attended the “Every Child Protected” dinner hosted by the World Health ...
Prince C. Johnson II (?–1999) August 1997: November 1999 † 2 years, 5 months [6] [7] Lieutenant General Kpengbai Y. Konah: 25 November 1999: February 2006: 6 years, 3 months [7] [8] Command officer-in-charge Major General Luka Yusuf (1952–2009) February 2006: May 2007: 1 year, 119 days: Major General Suraj Abdurrahman (1954–2015) 6 June ...