LIBERIA'S TAYLOR LEAVES MONROVIA AFTER RESIGNING, 2003-08-11 (photo)

Liberia's Charles Taylor leaves the Centennial Memorial Pavilion, next to South African President Thabo Mbeki (L) past new Liberian President Moses Zeh Blah (bottom R) after Taylor resigned as president and handed over to his deputy, Blah August 11, 2003. Taylor resigned on Monday and flew into exile under overwhelming international pressure to end the strife that has racked his land and West Africa for nearly 14 years. Taylor, accused of stoking conflict in neighbouring countries as well as at home, left behind the broken shell of a nation founded by freed American slaves in the 19th century as a haven of liberty. REUTERS/Juda Ngwenya JN/