Prince Johnson, a former Liberian warlord, and a  key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died Thursday aged 72.

Liberian former warlord Prince Johnson, who oversaw the brutal murder of former president Samuel Doe as civil wars rocked the country before later serving as a senator and political kingmaker, has died at the age of 72.

Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the country's back-to-back civil wars from 1989 to 2003, died Thursday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP.

Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was tortured nearby, has died at the age of 72.

Prince Johnson, the infamous Liberian warlord and senator, has died at 72. His legacy includes a controversial political career post-civil war.

Former Liberian warlord, Senator Prince Johnson, who was forced into exile in Nigeria passed on on Thursday, November 28 in a hospital at the age of 72.

Prince Johnson, a former Liberian warlord and influential senator, has passed away at the age of 72. His death was confirmed by officials from his political party and the senate. Johnson, infamous for his role in Liberia’s civil wars (1989-2003),

Former Liberian warlord and leader of the former Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), Senator Prince Johnson, has passed aged 72. Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 civil wars,