He Was the Face of Liberia’s Endless War. Now He Wants to Govern.
- 7 years ago
He Was the Face of Liberia’s Endless War. Now He Wants to Govern.
"Just like I fought for you in the war, I will fight for you again," Mr. Duo told a community in his hometown, Little
Bassa, in a district in Grand Bassa County, southeast of Monrovia, when he began his campaign two months ago.
In recent weeks, Mr. Duo provided the community with 3,000 Liberian dollars — about $25 —
and had 12 boys circumcised, which she said was cause for optimism.
Henry Boima Fahnbulleh said that Politically, the vast majority of our people are
completely excluded, except when you have elections and people reach out to them,
The picture, taken by the photographer Chris Hondros — who died in Misurata, Libya, in 2011 — became one of the defining images of a conflict
that killed an estimated 250,000 people and displaced more than two million.
"It’s economic war — economic war, because high-class people
that are in position, they suppress the vast majority, and only they live better life." As Liberians voted for a new president on Tuesday, they also cast votes for new representatives.
"Just like I fought for you in the war, I will fight for you again," Mr. Duo told a community in his hometown, Little
Bassa, in a district in Grand Bassa County, southeast of Monrovia, when he began his campaign two months ago.
In recent weeks, Mr. Duo provided the community with 3,000 Liberian dollars — about $25 —
and had 12 boys circumcised, which she said was cause for optimism.
Henry Boima Fahnbulleh said that Politically, the vast majority of our people are
completely excluded, except when you have elections and people reach out to them,
The picture, taken by the photographer Chris Hondros — who died in Misurata, Libya, in 2011 — became one of the defining images of a conflict
that killed an estimated 250,000 people and displaced more than two million.
"It’s economic war — economic war, because high-class people
that are in position, they suppress the vast majority, and only they live better life." As Liberians voted for a new president on Tuesday, they also cast votes for new representatives.