In pictures: Charles Taylor's last day

1 of 9 Liberian rebels besieging the capital Monrovia are demanding that President Charles Taylor leaves the country

2 of 9 US military attaché Colonel Sue Ann Sandusky and Nigerian peacekeepers are assessing how to get aid into Liberia

3 of 9 Mr Taylor has bid his supporters a bitter farewell - he has described his forced departure as a 'rape of democracy'

4 of 9 He leaves behind a starving and traumatised population - this man prepares a dog he bought for $25 for a meal

5 of 9 Little food is left in government-held areas of Monrovia, so during a ceasefire, people dash to the other side to buy supplies

6 of 9 People living in the rebel-held area have food but lack medical facilities - one brewery has been turned into a makeshift hospital

7 of 9 There are other problems - many government militia men are on crack and cocaine

8 of 9 Women have been raped and have lost husbands - here they sing at a centre for women traumatised by the war

9 of 9 Their only hope are the Nigerian peacekeepers who intend to negotiate peace between the government and rebels