1985 Liberian coup attempt

The 1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt was staged by General Thomas Quiwonkpa, who had been a leader of the 1980 coup along with President Samuel Doe and later founder of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). On 12 November 1985, one month after elections were held, Quiwonkpa, supported by about two dozen heavily armed men, covertly entered Liberia through Sierra 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 by Krahn soldiers loyal to Doe,^[1] who reportedly ate parts of his body.^[2]

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

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 massacres thousands of civilians in retaliation.^[3]