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Liberia

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As head of state and government, the president is the commander in chief and wields complete authority over the nation's armed forces.
 
Liberia's military is being completely rebuilt from the ground up. The old "military" consisted of a motley mix of regular soldiers and irregulars that totaled about 15,000; these troops completed demobilization by 2006. Meanwhile, plans for the new military have changed somewhat, and the initial force will now comprise only about 2,050, as...

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