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Thomas Yaya Nimely (born 1956) is a Liberian politician and former rebel leader who has served as a senator for Grand Gedeh County since 2024.

During the Second Liberian Civil War, Nimely founded the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL) rebel group in opposition to president Charles Taylor. Following Taylor's overthrow in 2003, he served as foreign minister between 2005 and 2006 in the government of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He was elected to the Senate of Liberia during the 2023 Liberian general election as a member of the Liberia Restoration Party (LRP).

Career

In 2003 he became the leader of the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), which soon became Liberia's second largest rebel group. Following the exile of President Charles Taylor, Nimely led his group into the transitional government which was formed on 14 October 2003. He then served as the foreign minister of Liberia until February 2006, when the elected President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took office and established her new cabinet.

See also

• Second Liberian Civil War

References

1. "LIBERIA: Warring Parties Agree to Disarm, Rebels Nominate Ministers | Liberia | Governance." IRIN • Humanitarian News and Analysis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East - Updated Daily. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 15 Oct. 2003. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=46720>.
2. Cobb, Charles. "AllAfrica.com: Liberia: Rebel Disarmament 'Irreversible' Says Liberia Foreign Minister." AllAfrica.com: Home. All Africa.com, 6 Feb. 2004. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://allafrica.com/stories/200402060001.html>.

v t e Ministers of foreign affairs of Liberia
Secretaries of state (1848–1972)	Teague Lewis Warner Smith Blyden Blacklege Moore H. R. W. Johnson W. A. Johnson Blyden Davies E. J. Barclay A. Barclay G. W. Gibson W. D. Gibson Travis F. E. R. Johnson King E. Barclay L. A. Grimes Simpson G. L. Dennis Dukuly J. R. Grimes
Ministers of foreign affairs (1972–present)	Weeks C. Dennis Matthews Fahnbulleh Eastman Blamo J. R. Johnson Matthews Sirleaf Musuleng-Cooper Sirleaf Captan Brown Nimely Wallace Akerele McIntosh Ngafuan Shoniyin Kamara Findley Fahnbulleh Kemayah Nyanti
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