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 | | One year later, Liberia began to experience political turmoil, which began on April 14, 1979 with the Rice Riots, and escalated into full scale war that continued to disrupt their lives, until August 11th, 2003, with the exit of Charles Taylor from Liberia, and the arrival of the US Marines, UN and ECOWAS Peacekeeping forces. |
 | | Although Chalres Taylor is no longer in control of Liberia and it's resources, the sanctions imposed by the UN continues, making it harder for Liberia to earn income from the sale of diamonds, timber and other valuable resources restricted under the sanctions. |
 | | Liberia's straight, sandy coast, 560 km (350 mi) long, is broken by lagoons and mangrove swamps and gives way to a low, rolling plain about 30 km (20 mi) wide. |
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