Enoch Dogolea (1951 – 24 June 2000) was a

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n politician. He was Charles Taylor's deputy for most of the

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and then, following Taylor's election as president, served as the country's 27th

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from 1997 until his death in 2000. He died after falling into a coma in

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, where he had been taken a week before due to illness, according to the government. Taylor ordered an autopsy to counter rumors that Dogolea was killed."Liberian leader's death spark suspicions"
Associated Press (''IOL''), June 25, 2000.

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