本杰明·耶滕

Benjamin Yeaten was one of the most feared militia figures associated with Charles Taylor's wartime and early state security apparatus in Liberia. His career linked warlord command, personalized coercion, civil war fragmentation, and the ability of violent actors to move between insurgent and state-aligned roles without losing their political function. Liberian conflict power operated through loyal armed enforcers whose authority rested on terror, personal access, and the ability to mobilize violence quickly in unstable environments. Wartime regimes were often held together by informal coercive power that exceeded formal titles.