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May 30, 2012
On May 30, 2012, former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War. The year's #1 song was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra. Artem Kotenko, Princess Athena of Denmark, Blue Ivy Carter would arrive in the same year.
Featured · May 30, 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. 5 million and covers an area of 43,000 square miles (111,369 km2).
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2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
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On May 30, 2012
- 2012 — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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AK Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer
PA Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–
BI Blue Ivy Carter 2012– American singer and actress
DT Doug the Pug 2012– American celebrity dog
AK Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer
PA Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–
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