Mr. Quah frequently visited the Central Monrovia Office even while he believed the processes of mobilization for PAL would be more secured from the hinterland of the Republic.
Opposition parties that did not agree with the True Whigs or its philosophies and practices (especially those that did not believe in the "so says one, so say all" concepts and the massive corruption in governance to add, were considered enemies of the Republic, falsely accused of sedition, arrested and imprisoned.
In early April 1979, the Liberian Minister of Agriculture, Florence Chenoweth, proposed an increase in the subsidized price of rice from $22 per 100-pound bag to $26.
[1] Widespread looting of retail stores and rice warehouses ensued with damage to private property estimated to have exceeded $40 million.
In 2008, former General Coordinator of the People's Redemption Council, D. Kaine Carlo testified before the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission that the around 300 members of the PAL alone were killed in the crackdown.
Tolbert was assassinated and his government overthrown on April 12, 1980 in a military coup led by Master Sergeant Samuel Doe, almost a year to the day after the rioting.
Former PAL/PPP and UPP member Sekou Conneh became leader of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebel group in 1999, which also included some former Doe supporters, and fought a civil war against Taylor until 2003.