2006_in_Liberia Knowpia

Decades:	1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2006; Timeline of Liberian history;

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Liberia.

Incumbents edit

President: vacant (until January 16), Ellen Sirleaf Johnson (starting January 16)
Vice President: vacant (until January 16), Joseph Boakai (starting January 16)
Chief Justice: Henry Reed Cooper then Johnnie N. Lewis

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2006

March 28 - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor disappears after Nigeria agrees to extradite him to face war crime charges in Sierra Leone.^[1]
March 29 - Charles Taylor is captured after disappearing in Nigeria and is extradited to Sierra Leone.^[2]

June 15 - The United Kingdom agrees to jail Charles Taylor if he is convicted, removing a key obstacle to a proposed trial to be held at The Hague under the auspices of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.^[3]

^ "Taylor missing from Nigerian home". 28 March 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "Ex-leader extradited to Liberia". 29 March 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor". 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.