Thomas Yaya Nimely (born 1956) is a politician in
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 ...
. In 2003 he became the leader of the
Movement for Democracy in Liberia
The Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL) was a rebel group in Liberia that became active in March 2003, launching attacks from Ivory Coast. MODEL was based on the Force Spéciale pour la Libération du Monde Africain (LIMA) militia formed i ...
(MODEL), which soon became Liberia's second largest rebel group. Following the exile of President
Charles Taylor, Nimely led his group into the transitional government which was formed on 14 October 2003. He then served as the
foreign minister
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
of Liberia until February 2006, when the elected President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Sirleaf was born in Mon ...
took office and established her new cabinet.
[Cobb, Charles. "AllAfrica.com: Liberia: Rebel Disarmament 'Irreversible' Says Liberia Foreign Minister." AllAfrica.com: Home. All Africa.com, 6 Feb. 2004. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. .]
See also
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Second Liberian Civil War
The Second Liberian Civil War was a conflict in the West African nation of Liberia lasted from 1999 to 2003. It was preceded by the First Liberian Civil War, which ended in 1996.
President Charles Taylor came to power in 1997 after victory in t ...
References
1956 births
Foreign Ministers of Liberia
Living people
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