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Liberia's Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50 Years For War Crimes

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor during his sentencing today in The Hague. Toussaint Kluiters /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Liberia's Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50 Years For War Crimes

May 30, 2012 • Taylor aided and abetted some of the "most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history," the presiding judge at an international war crimes court said in handing down the sentence.

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