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These 10 Overthrown Dictators Escaped To Exile

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8. Charles Taylor (Liberia)

8. Charles Taylor (Liberia)
Charles Taylor’s flight from Liberia to Nigerian asylum ends in war crimes trial at The Hague.

Under heavy pressure in 2003, Charles Taylor relinquished power and fled Liberia for Nigeria, where he was officially granted asylum. However, he was later arrested and extradited to face war crimes charges in The Hague—a rare example of an exiled dictator brought to justice. Full story at BBC News.

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