George Boley
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George Eutychianus Saigbe Boley (born 1949) is a Liberia
n politician and former rebel leader. He is a member of the Krahn
ethnic group. He is currently detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on charges of lying in order to enter the United States and committing extrajudicial killing in a foreign state.
Boley was a junior minister in the administration of President William Tolbert, but was briefly jailed for his associations with opposition groups. He was released on the morning of the 1980 military coup that brought Samuel Doe
to power. Boley later became Minister of Presidential Affairs and Minister of Education under President Doe. After Doe's murder in September 1990, he went into exile
in the United States
, but returned in 1993 to take over the leadership of the Liberia Peace Council
(LPC), a rebel group that participated in the Liberian Civil War.
Boley participated in the country's first post-war presidential election, held on 19 July 1997. Representing the National Democratic Party of Liberia
(NDPL), he won only 1.26% of the vote.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n politician and former rebel leader. He is a member of the Krahn
Krahn
Krahn is an ethnic group of Liberia; it is also the language traditionally spoken by these people.- History :The Krahn Arrived in the area known as Ivory Coast and Liberia from Northern Africa shortly before the slaves trade. Most of these people were taken as slaves to the United States and the...
ethnic group. He is currently detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on charges of lying in order to enter the United States and committing extrajudicial killing in a foreign state.
Boley was a junior minister in the administration of President William Tolbert, but was briefly jailed for his associations with opposition groups. He was released on the morning of the 1980 military coup that brought Samuel Doe
Samuel Doe
Samuel Kanyon Doe was the 21st President of Liberia, serving from 1986 until his assassination in 1990. He had previously served as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council from 1980 to 1986. He was the first indigenous head of state in Liberian history.Doe was a part of a rural tribe in inland...
to power. Boley later became Minister of Presidential Affairs and Minister of Education under President Doe. After Doe's murder in September 1990, he went into exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, but returned in 1993 to take over the leadership of the Liberia Peace Council
Liberia Peace Council
The Liberia Peace Council was a rebel group that participated in the Liberian Civil War under the leadership of George Boley.The LPC emerged in 1993, partly as a proxy force for the Armed Forces of Liberia...
(LPC), a rebel group that participated in the Liberian Civil War.
Boley participated in the country's first post-war presidential election, held on 19 July 1997. Representing the National Democratic Party of Liberia
National Democratic Party of Liberia
The National Democratic Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia.The NDPL was formed in August 1984 by supporters of Samuel Doe, who came to power in a 1980 military coup. The party contested the 15 October 1985 elections with Doe as its presidential candidate. He won 50.93% of the vote in...
(NDPL), he won only 1.26% of the vote.