Bishop Alfred Garpee Reeves (died 8 May 2009) was a Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

n politician and clergyman. Reeves was a bishop in the Church of God in Christ

Church of God in Christ

The Church of God in Christ is a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination with a predominantly African-American membership. With nearly five million members in the United States and 12,000 congregations, it is the largest Pentecostal church and the fifth largest Christian church in the U.S....

 and a member of the National Reformation Party

National Reformation Party

The National Reformation Party is a political party in Liberia. It participated in the 1997 elections and fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections....

 (NRP). He was also co-chair of Lifewater Liberia, a branch of a Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

-based non-government organization.

In January 1986 he took part in a delegation to the United States, apparently with the intention of improving the image of Liberia's government, which was then led by Samuel Doe

Samuel Doe

Samuel Kanyon Doe was the 21st President of Liberia, serving from 1986 until his assassination in 1990. He had previously served as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council from 1980 to 1986. He was the first indigenous head of state in Liberian history.Doe was a part of a rural tribe in inland...

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Running as the NRP presidential candidate in the 11 October 2005 elections

Liberian elections, 2005

The 2005 Liberian general election was held on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November of that year. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The election marked the end of the political transition...

, Reeves finished last out of 22 candidates, receiving 0.3% of the vote.

Reeves died on 8 May 2009 at Duside Hospital

Duside Hospital

Duside Hospital is a hospital in Firestone District, Margibi County, Liberia. It holds 300 beds and is operated by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. It reopened in December 2008 and in January 2010, was considered one of the best hospitals in Liberia....

 in Firestone District

Firestone District

Firestone District is one of four districts located in Margibi County, Liberia. It is home to Duside Hospital....

, Margibi County

Margibi County

Margibi is a county on the north to central coast of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has four districts. Kakata serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...

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