{"id":16,"date":"2026-01-13T19:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-04-30T20:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:58:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4318295 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4318295\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81da410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider_revolution\" data-id=\"81da410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider_revolution.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Slider 1 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.12 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_1_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_1_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-3\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Gemini_Generated_Image_iyiil0iyiil0iyii.png\" width=\"1184\" height=\"864\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/slider-1\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iyiil0iyiil0iyii.png\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:282px;y:351px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:18;l:25;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:595px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:left;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:14;font-family:'Josefin Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>When a coup toppled her father's government in 1980, Christine lost her father, endured imprisonment, and was forced into exile. Rather than retreating, she built. In C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, she founded the International Friendship Center and spent 15 years educating and uplifting her community. When civil war drove thousands of Liberian refugees to her doorstep, she counseled and sheltered them \u2014 and established the Liberian Refugee Tutorial Program that continues to this day \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:843px;y:-18px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:533px;h:647px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:right;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"680\" height=\"826\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN_Book_Cover_Pic__1_-removebg-preview-1-1-1.png\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-3\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:-1px;y:836px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1250px;h:56px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"1120\" height=\"50\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/slider-1\/dark.png\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:-99px;y:58px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:366px;h:527px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:left;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_hover=\"rY:10deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"1779\" height=\"2560\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RTERTERTR-1-scaled.png\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-9\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:282px;y:43px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:55;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_chars=\"d:5;y:-100%;o:0;rZ:35deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_chars=\"e:power4.inOut;d:10;rZ:0deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:15;font-family:'Cinzel';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Agent of Creative & Positive Change \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-10\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tsh=\"c:#000000;h:2px;v:2px;b:1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:281px;y:143px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:56;l:75;fw:900;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_chars=\"d:5;y:-100%;o:0;rZ:35deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_chars=\"e:power4.inOut;d:10;rZ:0deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:12;font-family:'Cinzel';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Norman \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-15\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tsh=\"c:#000000;h:2px;v:2px;b:1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:281px;y:83px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:56;l:75;fw:900;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_chars=\"d:5;y:-100%;o:0;rZ:35deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_chars=\"e:power4.inOut;d:10;rZ:0deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:11;font-family:'Cinzel';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Christine Tolbert  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-16\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:282px;y:214px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:18;l:25;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:654px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:left;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:13;font-family:'Josefin Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Christine Augusta Tolbert Norman was born into one of Liberia's most prominent families \u2014 and shaped herself into something far greater than a legacy inherited. As the daughter of President William R. Tolbert, Jr., she came of age in a world of public service, faith, and possibility. 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As the daughter of President William R. Tolbert, Jr., she came of age surrounded by faith, education, and a deep sense of purpose \u2014 values she would carry across continents, through exile, and back home again.<\/p><p>Educated at Cuttington University College and Northwestern University, Christine built a life of extraordinary impact \u2014 founding schools, launching Liberia&#8217;s first indigenous educational supply company, serving as Deputy Minister of Education, and ultimately being appointed Mayor of Bentol City by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She represented her nation at the signing of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and spent decades restoring communities ravaged by war and displacement.<\/p><p>She was a mother, a peacemaker, a published author, and an enduring force for good. Her memoir, completed just weeks before her passing in June 2021, is the story of a woman who refused to let tragedy have the final word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4537de elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d4537de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-wobble-vertical\" href=\"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/about-the-author\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f8120 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35f8120\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2625d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2625d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30f6f1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a30f6f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8e67e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa8e67e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b50f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1b50f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791bcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"791bcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christine Tolbert Norman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d562ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d562ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christine Augusta Tolbert Norman, 77, of Bentol City, Liberia, passed away on<br \/>June 23, 2021 in Cary, North Carolina, following a prolonged battle with cancer.<br \/><br \/>Aunty Chris or CTN as she was affectionately called, was born on November 18,<br \/>1943 unto the union of Dr. William R. 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She then travelled<br \/>abroad to the USA to pursue her Masters degree in Education and Vocational<br \/>Counseling from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1d57b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b1d57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-wobble-vertical\" href=\"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/about-the-author\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a40dd9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a40dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e17ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e17ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/projectdemo.pro\/christine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTN-Book-Cover-Pic-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ab4c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57ab4c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825c5a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"825c5a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566c56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"566c56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2544f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff2544f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agent of Creative &amp; Positive Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cfcde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cfcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"273\">One night changed everything. On April 12, 1980, a violent military coup in Liberia claimed the life of President William R. Tolbert Jr. and shattered the world of his daughter, Christine Augusta Tolbert-Norman.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"273\">Suddenly thrust into fear, imprisonment, and exile, she faced losses that could have defined her life but did not. 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data-id=\"4882926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agent of Creative &amp; Positive Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077763c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"077763c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"273\"><strong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"101\">One night changed everything.<\/strong><br data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"104\" \/>On April 12, 1980, a violent coup in Liberia took the life of President William R. 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