Liberian President William R. Tolbert Jr. and twenty-seven government officials were assassinated during a military coup led by Master Sergeant Samuel Doe. This marked the first time in Liberia’s history that an indigenous African seized power from the Americo-Liberian ruling class. The coup ended over 130 years of Americo-Liberian political dominance and began a turbulent era in Liberia’s political history.
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