People's Redemption Council

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The People's Redemption Council was a military regime that governed Liberia during the early 1980s. It was established after the military coup of April 12, 1980, in which Samuel Doe, who served as chairman of the Council, seized power. Apart from Doe, the Council consisted of 17 soldiers. It marked the first time that Liberia was governed by members of the native African majority and not the Americo-Liberian elite. Mass executions of members of the former government of William R. Tolbert, Jr. followed.

In August 1981, Thomas Weh Syen and four other members of the Council were arrested and executed for allegedly plotting to assassinate Doe. The Council was dissolved after the approval of the 1984 constitution and replaced by the Interim National Assembly (INA) to pave the way for Liberian elections. Doe, controversially, won the elections and claimed the post of civilian president in 1985. In 1990, Doe was killed by the INPFL led by Prince Johnson.

See also

• History of Liberia