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...critical junction as a nation,” Sirleaf said. Liberia was a relatively peaceful country from its founding by former African-American slaves in 1847 until a 1980 military coup overthew then-president William Tolbert. Sirleaf, who had served as finance minister in Tolbert??s government, fled to Kenya, where she worked for Citibank. She returned to her homeland briefly in the mid-1980s but was put under house arrest for opposing the military dictator. The country deteriorated into a half-decade civil war that began in 1990. After the war, Sirleaf lost the 1995 presidential election...
...slow melody of “TOLBERT??TOLBERT?? droned on from the back rows, building and building in mellifluous synchronization until its climax in the draft’s second round. Everyone, feeling the void left by Layden, joined in. As the “VIP” section—a vast area surrounding the stage—began to empty out, leaving only various foreign draft picks and hardcore VIPs, the people from the Section 300’s of MSG filed in as if the third-class passengers had overtaken the deck...
...MIKETIRICOHATESTOLBERT,” but the opportunity for intimate mockery was unquestionably the greatest of them all. Everyone knew that Tom Tolbert could hear virtually all of what was muttered, and the Regis High School kids each held up a sheet of paper spelling “TOLBERT?? and kept the previous chant going. The look of frustration and confusion on Tolbert??s face from several yards away was priceless...
...that wasn’t enough. The aforementioned Martin S. Bell stood up and pointed directly at Tolbert, and then back at the Wheel of Fortune-esque “TOLBERT?? spelled out in front of him. “YOU’RE FIRED, TOLBERT,” he yelled, giving him a thumbs-down. “YOU’RE FIRED.” We roared with laughter...
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