Private company
Exotic Tropic Timber Enterprises
Libyan timber company and arms trader
The Exotic Tropic Timber Enterprises (ETTE) was formed by Fernando Robleda as a logging company in Liberia in February 1997. It later supplied arms to Charles Taylor for his "Operation No Living Thing" in January 1998, in return for concessions, or a license, to harvest the Cavalla Reforestation and Research Plantation in Liberia. The supply of arms was in addition to cash payments made directly to Taylor.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Exotic Tropic Timber Enterprises (ETTE) was formed by Fernando Robleda as a logging company in Liberia in February 1997. It later supplied arms to Charles Taylor for his "Operation No Living Thing" in January 1998, in return for concessions, or a license, to harvest the Cavalla Reforestation and Research Plantation in Liberia. The supply of arms was in addition to cash payments made directly to Taylor.2
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- WikipediaExotic Tropic Timber Enterprises
- WikidataQ5420713
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