Liberia's Doe falls in 1980 coup sparks long civil conflict
The Liberian crisis stems from Americo Liberian rule ending with Master Sgt Samuel Doe's 1980 coup. Doe claimed victory in 1985 elections amid charges of rigging, while rebels from the northeast and exiled forces fought Doe's army. In 1989 Charles Taylor invaded from Ivory Coast as conflict continued.
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Ivory Coast
Doe
Samuel K Doe
William Tolbert
Republic of Liberia
Americo
Trinidad Premier Quits to Seek Elections Amid Hostage Crisis
Prime Minister Arthur N. R. Robinson agreed to resign and call elections within 90 days after a siege by Jamaat al Muslimeen rebels. Amnesty offered to leader Abu Bakr and followers as negotiations continued with hostages including lawmakers inside Parliament.
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Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad
Arthur N.R. Robinson
Robinson
Trinidad and Tobago
Col
Joe Theodore
Libya
Abu Bakr
Winston Dookeran
Richardson
Venezuela
Bakr
Jamaat al-Muslimeen
Parliament
Washington tax debate prompts widespread lobbying and fear
As budget negotiators seek at least 25 billion in new taxes this year, business groups, energy interests, manufacturers, and states flood Congress with opposition. The Beer Institute and Tobacco Institute run ads and phone drives to prevent higher levies while warning any tax will slow the economy.
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Congress
Wiliam Gray
D-Pa
Gray
Beer Institute
Washington
Steel and Paper Industries
National Association of Manufacturers
Walker Merryman
The
Tobacco Institute
Florida
Texas
Georgia
Moscow Albania agree to restore diplomatic ties
The Soviet Union and Albania agreed to end a near thirty year estrangement by restoring relations and reopening embassies. Talks occurred in Sofia on June 29 to 30 and in Tirana with reports from Tass and the Albanian Telegraph Agency.
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Soviet Union
Albania
Kremlin
China
Sofia
Bulgaria
Tirana
Tass
Albanian Telegraph Agency
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Trinidad
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Justice and National Security
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