1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt
Date 12 November 1985 Location Monrovia,Liberia Result Coup attempt failed.
Belligerents
Liberia	AFLcoup plotters NPFL Alleged support:  Libya
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Doe	Gen.Thomas Quiwonkpa
Strength
Unknown	500–600

The1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt was staged by GeneralThomas Quiwonkpa, who had been a leader of the1980 coup along with PresidentSamuel Doe and later founder of theNational Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). On 12 November 1985, one month afterelections were held, Quiwonkpa, supported by about two dozen heavily armed men, covertly enteredLiberia throughSierra Leone, and launched a coup against Doe. The coup resulted in a disastrous failure and Quiwonkpa was captured and on November 15 was killed and mutilated byKrahn soldiers loyal to Doe,^[1] who reportedly ate parts of his body.^[2]

Samuel Doe also announced in a radio and television broadcast that anyone found on the streets after a 6 p.m. curfew would be considered a rebel and executed immediately.

Following the coup attempt, Doe's forces massacred thousands of civilians in retaliation.^[3]

• Liberia – Election and Coup Attempt – 1985

• 1980s coups d'état
• Attempted coups in Liberia
• 1985 in Liberia
• Cold War rebellions
• Conflicts in 1985
• Military history of Liberia
• November 1985 in Africa
• Incidents of cannibalism
• Cannibalism in Africa

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