Prince C. Johnson II

Lieutenant General Prince C. Johnson II was a Liberian military officer.

Johnson hailed from a Mano family.[1] He joined the Armed Forces of Liberia in 1977.[2]

During the First Liberian Civil War, Johnson served as Chief of Staff of the EMG Division of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia between 1993 and 1996.[3] When Charles Taylor became President of Liberia in 1997, Johnson was named Commanding General of the AFL.[3]

Johnson suffered a car crash in September 1999 whilst returning to Monrovia.[4][5] He died in October 1999, whilst undergoing treatment for his injuries at a clinic in Côte d'Ivoire.[5][6]

References

  1. Al Jazeera. Too small to succeed? Liberia’s new army comes of age
  2. The Inquirer. AFL Retires Gen. Ziankahn…New Chief Of Staff Says Challenges In Military Will Be Mitigated
  3. Nicholai Hart Lidow (2011). Violent Order: Rebel Organization and Liberia's Civil War. Stanford University. pp. 175, 177. STANFORD:cd347ss0802.
  4. West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited. April 2000. p. 21.
  5. Panafrican News Agency (Dakar). Liberia: Taylor Names New Army Chief Of Staff
  6. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa. IRIN-WA Update 598
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