The National Patriotic Party (NPP) is a

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Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

. It was formed in 1997 by members of the

National Patriotic Front of Liberia The National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) was a Liberian rebel group that initiated and participated in the First Liberian Civil War from 1989 to 1996. Leadership The military aspects of NPFL were led by Charles Taylor, a former governme ...

following the end of the First Liberian Civil War.

History

The party contested the 1997 general election, with the NPFL's leader, Charles Taylor, serving as the party's presidential candidate. Taylor won the presidential election with 75% of the vote. The party also won 49 of 64 seats in the

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and 21 of 26 in the

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. Due to domestic and international pressure as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War, Taylor stepped down as president in August 2003. In October of that year, Taylor's successor,

Moses Blah Moses Zeh Blah (18 April 1947 – 1 April 2013) was a Liberian politician. He served as the 28th vice president of Liberia under President Charles Taylor and became the 23rd president of Liberia on 11 August 2003, following Taylor's resignation. ...

, and the members of the

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resigned and ceded power to the National Transitional Government of Liberia. The party later contested the 2005 general election. The party's presidential candidate was

Roland Massaquoi Roland Chris Yarkpah Massaquoi is a Liberian politician and, as of 2006, leader of the National Patriotic Party (NPP). In 2009, Massaquoi was the President of the Liberian Produce Marketing Corporation. Running as the NPP presidential candidate in ...

, who earned 4.1% of the vote. The NPP also won four seats in the House of Representatives and another four in the Senate. In 2017 it was found that Charles Taylor was continuing to guide the party via phone calls from prison.

References

External links

Country profile: LiberiaTimeline: Liberia
1997 establishments in Liberia Nationalist parties in Africa Political parties established in 1997 Political parties in Liberia {{Liberia-party-stub