Birth place: Arthington, Liberia
Birth name: Charles Ghankay Taylor
Father: Nelson Taylor, judge
Mother: Zoe Taylor
Marriages: Victoria Addison-Taylor (unknown-present); Jewel (Howard) Taylor (1997-2006, divorce)
Children: with Victoria Addison-Taylor: three girls; with Jewel (Howard) Taylor: McArthur Taylor. It is reported that Taylor has several other children.
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April 26, 2012 – Taylor is found guilty of aiding and abetting rebels who raped, killed and mutilated civilians in neighboring Sierra Leone.
May 16, 2012 – At a sentencing hearing at the court in the Netherlands, Taylor says that terrible things happened in Sierra Leone, for which there can be no justification, but his role in the conflict was much different than represented. “I pushed the peace process hard. Contrary to how I have been portrayed in this court.”
May 30, 2012 – Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison.
January 22, 2013 – Taylor’s lawyers argue an appeal of Taylor’s conviction for war crimes.
September 26, 2013 – Taylor’s appeal is dismissed, his sentence stands.
