Samuel Doe had led a coup Change_of_leadership d'état that overthrew Change_of_leadership the elected Choosing government in 1980 , and in 1985 held elections Change_of_leadership that were widely considered fraudulent .

In December 1989 , former government minister Charles Taylor moved Motion into the country from neighboring Ivory Coast to start Process_start an uprising Change_of_leadership meant to topple Change_of_leadership the Doe government .

In 1990 , Johnson seized the capital of Monrovia and executed Killing Doe .