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With rebel forces overring the capital, Monrovia, and the international community clamoring for his departure, Liberian President Charles Taylor resigned and accepted exile in Nigeria on August 11. Taylor's departure paved the way for a transitional national government--comprised, in part, of representatives from two rebel groups, as well as members of Taylor's government--to lead the…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260