Abdul Qadir vs Samuel Doe

Abdul Qadir served as a commander in the Northern Alliance, leading forces in eastern Afghanistan against the Taliban. He controlled areas in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, resisting Taliban rule until the US-led invasion in 2001.

Abdul Qadir was appointed Vice President of Afghanistan under Hamid Karzai in 2001. He was a prominent Northern Alliance commander and his appointment was part of the post-Taliban government formation.

Abdul Qadir was assassinated in Kabul on July 6, 2002, along with his son-in-law. The attack occurred near the Ministry of Public Works. The perpetrators were never definitively identified, and the assassination was a major blow to the new government.

Master Sergeant Samuel Doe led a group of non-commissioned officers in a coup that overthrew President William Tolbert. Tolbert was killed, and Doe became the first indigenous Liberian head of state, ending 133 years of Americo-Liberian rule.

Doe ordered the public execution of 13 former officials from the Tolbert government on a beach in Monrovia. The executions were broadcast on television and marked the beginning of Doe's repressive rule.

Doe staged a presidential election under a new constitution. He won amid widespread fraud and international condemnation. The election was intended to legitimize his rule but instead deepened political instability.

Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) invaded Liberia from Ivory Coast, triggering a civil war. Doe's forces fought the rebels, leading to widespread atrocities and the collapse of state authority.

Doe was captured by Prince Johnson's Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) while visiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peacekeeping headquarters. He was tortured and killed, ending his decade-long rule.