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Child Soldiers in the Liberian Civil War
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16:40 - 17:45 (01:04)

The Liberian Civil War was fought by child soldiers who had witnessed trauma from an early age and adopted noms de guerre like General Butt Naked as adults. The fighting was likely stunting their development and memories from before the war were scarce.

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