5 May 1996
fifteen thousand civilians flee Liberian capital to seek refuge in the US embassy
- Updated
- 2 May 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). fifteen thousand civilians flee Liberian capital to seek refuge in the US embassy. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013257
South African History Online (2011) 'fifteen thousand civilians flee Liberian capital to seek refuge in the US embassy', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013257 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).
South African History Online, fifteen thousand civilians flee Liberian capital to seek refuge in the US embassy [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013257, (accessed 11 November 2026).
"fifteen thousand civilians flee Liberian capital to seek refuge in the US embassy." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013257. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "fifteen thousand civilians flee Liberian capital to seek refuge in the US embassy." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013257.
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