Vice-President of Liberia
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The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia is the second-highest executive official in Liberia
, and one of only two elected executive offices along with the President. The Vice President is elected on the same ticket with the president to a six-year term. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the president, the Vice President ascends to the presidency, which he or she holds for the remainder of their predecessor's term. The Vice President also serves as the President of the Senate
and may cast a vote in the event of a tie. The current Vice President is Joseph Boakai
, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He began his term on January 16, 2006.
Additionally, the vice president may not reside in the same county
as the president.
s to the presidency. According to Article 63(a), should the president-elect die or become otherwise incapacitated before his or her inauguration, the Vice President-elect is sworn in as president in their place, though a term of this nature does constitute a term for the purposes of determining term limits.
To date, five Vice Presidents have ascended to the presidency, either due to the president's death, resignation, or removal from office: James Skivring Smith
, Alfred Francis Russell
, William D. Coleman
, William R. Tolbert, Jr.
, and Moses Blah
.
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...
, and one of only two elected executive offices along with the President. The Vice President is elected on the same ticket with the president to a six-year term. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the president, the Vice President ascends to the presidency, which he or she holds for the remainder of their predecessor's term. The Vice President also serves as the President of the Senate
Senate of Liberia
The Senate of Liberia is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia...
and may cast a vote in the event of a tie. The current Vice President is Joseph Boakai
Joseph Boakai
Joseph Nyumah Boakai a Liberian politician and the current Vice President of Liberia, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.-Personal:...
, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He began his term on January 16, 2006.
Qualifications
Article 52 of the Constitution lays out the qualifications for candidates for vice president. To be eligible for office under the current Constitution, a vice presidential candidate must:- be a natural born citizen of Liberia;
- be at least thirty-five years old;
- own real property valued at least $25,000;
- have resided in Liberia for at least ten years.
Additionally, the vice president may not reside in the same county
Counties of Liberia
||There are 15 counties in Liberia, as of 2008.-External links:** Comprehensive resource about counties and districts of Liberia....
as the president.
Succession
Under Article 63(b), the Vice President ascends to the presidency in the event of president's death, resignation, impeachment, or when the president is declared incapable of carrying out the duties of the office. In the event of ascension, the Vice President serves as president for the remainder of his or her predecessor's term, though this period is not considered a term for the purposes of term limitTerm limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for...
s to the presidency. According to Article 63(a), should the president-elect die or become otherwise incapacitated before his or her inauguration, the Vice President-elect is sworn in as president in their place, though a term of this nature does constitute a term for the purposes of determining term limits.
To date, five Vice Presidents have ascended to the presidency, either due to the president's death, resignation, or removal from office: James Skivring Smith
James Skivring Smith
James Skivring Smith served as the 6th President of Liberia from 1871 to 1872. Prior to this, he served as the 8th Vice President of Liberia from 1870 to 1871 under President Edward James Roye and as Secretary of State from 1856 to 1860 in the cabinet of President Stephen Allen Benson.Smith was...
, Alfred Francis Russell
Alfred Francis Russell
Alfred Francis Russell served as the tenth President of Liberia from 1883 to 1884. He immigrated to Liberia in 1833 with his mother, Amelie "Milly" Crawford, his cousin, Lucretia Russell and her four children Cynthia, Gilbert, George, and Henry...
, William D. Coleman
William D. Coleman
William David Coleman was an American born Liberian politician. A True Whig Party member, he was the 13th President of Liberia, serving from 1896 to 1900. Immigrating to Liberia in 1853, he worked his way up to election to the House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House...
, William R. Tolbert, Jr.
William R. Tolbert, Jr.
William Richard Tolbert, Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980.Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1955 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country...
, and Moses Blah
Moses Blah
Moses Zeh Blah is a Liberian political figure. He served as Vice President under President Charles Taylor and became the 23rd President of Liberia on 11 August 2003, following Taylor's resignation...
.
List of Vice Presidents of Liberia
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Nathaniel Brander Nathaniel Brander Nathaniel Brander was a Liberian politician and jurist who served as the first Vice President of Liberia , under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.-Early life:... (1796–?) |
Nonpartisan Nonpartisan In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation.... |
1. (1847 Liberian general election, 1847 Presidential elections were held for the first time in newly independent Liberia on 5 October 1847. The result was a victory for Governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Pro-Administration Party, who defeated Samuel Benedict of the Anti-Administration Party. Roberts was sworn into office as the... ) |
Roberts Joseph Jenkins Roberts Joseph Jenkins Roberts was the first and seventh President of Liberia. Born free in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Roberts emigrated to Liberia in 1829 as a young man. He opened a trading store in Monrovia, and later engaged in politics... |
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Anthony D. Williams Anthony D. Williams (politician) Anthony David Williams was a Liberian politician who served as the Vice President of Liberia from 1850 to 1854 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Born free in the United States in 1795, he immigrated as a Methodist preacher from Petersburg, Virginia to Liberia in 1823. Williams served as the... (1799-?) |
Nonpartisan Nonpartisan In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation.... |
2. (1849 Liberian general election, 1849 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1849. The result was a victory for incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.... ) |
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| 3. (1851 Liberian general election, 1851 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1851. The result was a victory for incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.... ) |
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Stephen Allen Benson Stephen Allen Benson Stephen Allen Benson served as the 2nd President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864. Prior to that, he served as the 3rd Vice President of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.... (1816–1865) |
Nonpartisan Nonpartisan In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation.... |
4. (1853 Liberian general election, 1853 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1853. The result was a victory for incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.... ) |
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| 4 | Beverly Page Yates (1811–1883) |
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5. (1855 Liberian general election, 1855 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1855. The result was a victory for Vice-President Stephen Allen Benson, who defeated the incumbent Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Benson took office as the country's second president on 7 January 1856.... ) |
Benson Stephen Allen Benson Stephen Allen Benson served as the 2nd President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864. Prior to that, he served as the 3rd Vice President of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.... |
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| 6. (1857 Liberian general election, 1857 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1857. The result was a victory for incumbent President Stephen Allen Benson.... ) |
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Daniel Bashiel Warner Daniel Bashiel Warner Daniel Bashiel Warner served as the 3rd President of Liberia from 1864 to 1868. Prior to this, he served as the 5th Vice President of Liberia under President Stephen Allen Benson from 1860 to 1864, and as the 3rd Secretary of State in the cabinet of Joseph Jenkins Roberts from 1854 to... (1815–1880) |
Nonpartisan Nonpartisan In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation.... |
7. (1859 Liberian general election, 1859 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1859. The result was a victory for incumbent President Stephen Allen Benson.... ) |
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| 8. (1861 Liberian general election, 1861 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1861. The result was a victory for incumbent President Stephen Allen Benson.... ) |
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James M. Priest James M. Priest James M. Priest was Vice-President of Liberia from 1864 to 1868 under President Daniel Bashiel Warner. He was born a slave in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Prior to the death of slaveowner Jane Anderson Meaux, she educated and freed Priest and sent him to Liberia to evaluate the situation of former... (?–1883) |
Republican Republican Party (Liberia) The Republican Party of Liberia was a political party founded soon after the founding of Liberia in 1848. It was known to be made up primarily of Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry... |
9. (1863 Liberian general election, 1863 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1863. The result was a victory for Daniel Bashiel Warner of the Republican Party. Warner took office on 4 January 1864.... ) |
Warner Daniel Bashiel Warner Daniel Bashiel Warner served as the 3rd President of Liberia from 1864 to 1868. Prior to this, he served as the 5th Vice President of Liberia under President Stephen Allen Benson from 1860 to 1864, and as the 3rd Secretary of State in the cabinet of Joseph Jenkins Roberts from 1854 to... |
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| 10. (1865 Liberian general election, 1865 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1865. The result was a victory for incumbent President Daniel Bashiel Warner of the Republican Party.... ) |
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Joseph Gibson (?-?) |
Republican Republican Party (Liberia) The Republican Party of Liberia was a political party founded soon after the founding of Liberia in 1848. It was known to be made up primarily of Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry... |
11. (1867 Liberian general election, 1867 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1867. The result was a victory for James Spriggs Payne of the Republican Party. Payne took office on 6 January 1868.... ) |
Payne James Spriggs Payne James Spriggs Payne served as the fourth and eighth President of Liberia from 1868 to 1870 and 1876 to 1878. He was the last President to belong to Liberia's Republican Party.-Early life:... |
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James Skivring Smith James Skivring Smith James Skivring Smith served as the 6th President of Liberia from 1871 to 1872. Prior to this, he served as the 8th Vice President of Liberia from 1870 to 1871 under President Edward James Roye and as Secretary of State from 1856 to 1860 in the cabinet of President Stephen Allen Benson.Smith was... (1825-1884) |
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True Whig | 12. (1869 Liberian general election, 1869 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1869. The result was a victory for Edward James Roye of the True Whig Party. Roye took office on 3 January 1870.... ) |
Roye Edward James Roye Edward James Roye served as the fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow and subsequent violent death in 1871. He had previously served as the 4th Chief Justice of Liberia from 1865 until 1868... |
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| Vacancy by ascension | Smith James Skivring Smith James Skivring Smith served as the 6th President of Liberia from 1871 to 1872. Prior to this, he served as the 8th Vice President of Liberia from 1870 to 1871 under President Edward James Roye and as Secretary of State from 1856 to 1860 in the cabinet of President Stephen Allen Benson.Smith was... |
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Anthony W. Gardiner Anthony W. Gardiner Anthony William Gardner served as the ninth President of Liberia from 1878 until 1883. He was the first of a series of True Whig presidents who held power uninterruptedly until 1980.... (1820–1885) |
Republican Party Republican Party (Liberia) The Republican Party of Liberia was a political party founded soon after the founding of Liberia in 1848. It was known to be made up primarily of Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry... |
13. (1871 Liberian general election, 1871 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1871. The result was a victory for Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Republican Party. Roberts took office on 1 January 1872.... ) |
Roberts Joseph Jenkins Roberts Joseph Jenkins Roberts was the first and seventh President of Liberia. Born free in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Roberts emigrated to Liberia in 1829 as a young man. He opened a trading store in Monrovia, and later engaged in politics... |
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| 14. (1873 Liberian general election, 1873 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1873. The result was a victory for incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Republican Party.... ) |
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Charles Harmon (1832-?) |
Republican Party Republican Party (Liberia) The Republican Party of Liberia was a political party founded soon after the founding of Liberia in 1848. It was known to be made up primarily of Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry... |
15. (1875 Liberian general election, 1875 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1875. The result was a victory for James Spriggs Payne of the Republican Party. Payne took office on 3 January 1876.... ) |
Payne James Spriggs Payne James Spriggs Payne served as the fourth and eighth President of Liberia from 1868 to 1870 and 1876 to 1878. He was the last President to belong to Liberia's Republican Party.-Early life:... |
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Alfred Francis Russell Alfred Francis Russell Alfred Francis Russell served as the tenth President of Liberia from 1883 to 1884. He immigrated to Liberia in 1833 with his mother, Amelie "Milly" Crawford, his cousin, Lucretia Russell and her four children Cynthia, Gilbert, George, and Henry... (1817–1884) |
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True Whig | 16. (1877 Liberian general election, 1877 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1877. The result was a victory for Anthony W. Gardiner of the True Whig Party. Gardiner took office on 7 January 1878.... ) |
Gardiner Anthony W. Gardiner Anthony William Gardner served as the ninth President of Liberia from 1878 until 1883. He was the first of a series of True Whig presidents who held power uninterruptedly until 1980.... |
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| 17. (1879 Liberian general election, 1879 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1879. The result was a victory for incumbent President Anthony W. Gardiner of the True Whig Party, the sole legal party at the time.... ) |
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| 18. (1881 Liberian general election, 1881 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1881. The result was a victory for incumbent President Anthony W. Gardiner of the True Whig Party, the sole legal party at the time.... ) |
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| Vacancy by ascension | Russell Alfred Francis Russell Alfred Francis Russell served as the tenth President of Liberia from 1883 to 1884. He immigrated to Liberia in 1833 with his mother, Amelie "Milly" Crawford, his cousin, Lucretia Russell and her four children Cynthia, Gilbert, George, and Henry... |
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James Thompson (?–?) |
True Whig | 19. (1883 Liberian general election, 1883 Presidential elections were held in Liberia in 1883. Only one candidate, Hilary R. W. Johnson, contested the election, and was supported by both the True Whig Party and the Republican Party. Following the election, Johnson declared himself to be a True Whig. He took office on 7 January 1884.... ) |
Johnson Hilary R. W. Johnson Hilary Richard Wright Johnson served as the 11th President of Liberia from 1884 to 1892. He was elected four times. He served as Secretary of State before his presidency, under the administration of Edward James Roye.... |
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| 20. (1885 Liberian general election, 1885 General elections were held in Liberia in 1885. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Hilary R. W. Johnson of the True Whig Party , who was re-elected for a second term.... ) |
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| 21. (1887 Liberian general election, 1887 General elections were held in Liberia in 1887. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Hilary R. W. Johnson of the True Whig Party , who was re-elected for a third term.... ) |
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| 22. (1889 Liberian general election, 1889 General elections were held in Liberia in 1889. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Hilary R. W. Johnson of the True Whig Party , who was re-elected for a fourth term, the first candidate to achieve four consecutive election victories.... ) |
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William D. Coleman (1842–1908) |
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True Whig | 23. (1891 Liberian general election, 1891 General elections were held in Liberia in 1891. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party . Cheeseman took office on 4 January 1892.... ) |
Cheeseman Joseph James Cheeseman Joseph James Cheeseman was the 12th President of Liberia. He was born in Edina, Grand Bassa County, Liberia and was elected three times on the True Whig ticket... |
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| 24. (1893 Liberian general election, 1893 General elections were held in Liberia in 1893. In the presidential election, incumbent Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a second term.... ) |
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| 25. (1895 Liberian general election, 1895 General elections were held in Liberia in 1895. In the presidential election, incumbent Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a third term.... ) |
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| Vacancy by ascension | Coleman William D. Coleman William David Coleman was an American born Liberian politician. A True Whig Party member, he was the 13th President of Liberia, serving from 1896 to 1900. Immigrating to Liberia in 1853, he worked his way up to election to the House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House... |
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| 14 | Joseph J. Ross (1842–1900) |
1900 (Died) |
True Whig | 26. (1897 Liberian general election, 1897 General elections were held in Liberia in 1897. In the presidential election, incumbent William D. Coleman of the True Whig Party was elected. The former Vice-President had originally taken office following the death of President Joseph James Cheeseman in November 1896.... ) |
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| 27. (1899 Liberian general election, 1899 General elections were held in Liberia in 1899. In the presidential election, incumbent William D. Coleman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a second full term .... ) |
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| 15 | Joseph D. Summerville Joseph D. Summerville Joseph D. Summerville served as the 15th Vice President of Liberia from 1902 until his death in 1905 under Presidents Garretson W. Gibson and Arthur Barclay, making him the only person to serve as vice president under two separate presidents.Born on May 4, 1860 in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County,... (1860-1905) |
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True Whig | 28. (1901 Liberian general election, 1901 General elections were held in Liberia in 1901. In the presidential election, incumbent Garreston W. Gibson of the True Whig Party was elected for the first time, having originally taken office after the resignation of William D. Coleman in December 1900. He defeated Coleman, who ran on the... ) |
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| 29. (1903 Liberian general election, 1903 General elections were held in Liberia in 1903. In the presidential election Arthur Barclay of the True Whig Party was elected. He defeated former President William D. Coleman, who ran on the People's Party ticket. Barclay took office on 4 January 1904... ) |
A. Barclay Arthur Barclay Arthur Barclay was the 15th President of Liberia, serving from 1904 to 1912.-Early life and education:Barclay was born at Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 31, 1854, the tenth of twelve children of Anthony and Sarah Barclay... |
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James Jenkins Dossen J. J. Dossen James Jenkins Dossen ) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the Vice President of Liberia from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay. He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913, and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years, before holding the... (1866–1924) |
True Whig | 30. (1905 Liberian general election, 1905 General elections were held in Liberia in 1905. In the presidential election Arthur Barclay of the True Whig Party was re-elected. He defeated former President William D. Coleman, who ran on the People's Party ticket.... ) |
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| 31. (1907 Liberian general election, 1907 General elections were held in Liberia in 1907. In the presidential election Arthur Barclay of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a third term. It was the first time a President had been elected to a four year term, as all had previously served for two years.... ) |
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Samuel George Harmon (?-?) |
True Whig | 32. (1911 Liberian general election, 1911 General elections were held in Liberia in 1911. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Daniel Edward Howard of the True Whig Party. He took office on 1 January 1912.... ) |
Howard Daniel Edward Howard Daniel Edward Howard was the 16th President of Liberia, serving from 1912 to 1920. Born in the town of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, he worked his way up through the civil service to become secretary of the True Whig Party, the country's only political party at the time.Howard was elected... |
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| 33. (1915 Liberian general election, 1915 General elections were held in Liberia in 1915. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Daniel Edward Howard of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a second term.... ) |
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Samuel Alfred Ross Samuel Alfred Ross Samuel Alfred Ross was an Americo-Liberian politician and journalist born October 29, 1870 in Greenville, Liberia. He was the son of the former Vice President J.J. Ross, an immigrant from the U.S. state of Georgia. Samuel Alfred Ross served as Vice President of Liberia during the administration of... (1870–1929) |
True Whig | 34. (1919 Liberian general election, 1919 General elections were held in Liberia in 1919. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Charles D. B. King of the True Whig Party. King took office on 5 January 1920.... ) |
King Charles D. B. King Charles Dunbar Burgess King was a politician in Liberia of Freetown Creole descent . He was a member of the True Whig Party, which ruled the country from 1878 until 1980... |
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Henry Too Wesley Henry Too Wesley Henry Too Wesley was a Liberian politician. He served as the country's Vice-President from 1924 to 1928. A member of the Grebo ethnic group, Wesley, a lawyer by profession, was Liberia's first indigenous vice-president.-Reference:... (?-?) |
True Whig | 35. (1923 Liberian general election, 1923 General elections were held in Liberia in 1923. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Charles D. B. King of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a second term.... ) |
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Allen Yancy Allen Yancy Allen N. Yancy was Vice-President of Liberia from 1928 to 1930 under President Charles D.B. King. He was forced to resign in 1930 following his involvement with forced labor at the Firestone rubber plantations in Liberia.-References:... (1881–1941) |
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True Whig | 36. (1927 Liberian general election, 1927 General elections were held in Liberia in 1927. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Charles D. B. King of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a third term after defeating Thomas J. Faulkner of the People's Party... ) |
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| Vacancy by resignation | 1930 | E. Barclay Edwin Barclay Edwin James Barclay was a Liberian politician. A member of the True Whig political party, he served as the 18th President of the country from 1930 until 1944. Under his leadership, Liberia was an ally of the United States during World War II.... |
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James Skivring Smith, Jr. James Skivring Smith, Jr. James Skivring Smith, Jr. was a Liberian politician who served as the 21st Vice President of Liberia from 1930 to 1944 under President Edwin Barclay. Prior to this, Smith served as superintendent of Grand Bassa County from 1924 to 1927. Smith was elected as vice president in a special election... (?-1950) |
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| 37. (1931 Liberian general election, 1931 General elections were held in Liberia in 1931. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Edwin Barclay of the True Whig Party, who defeated Thomas J. Faulkner of the People's Party to win a first full term General elections were held in Liberia in 1931. In the... ) |
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| 38. (1939 Liberian general election, 1939 General elections were held in Liberia in 1939. It was the first presidential election since 1931, as special legislation approved by a referendum in 1935 had extended Edwin Barclay's term from four to eight years. Barclay, a member of the True Whig Party, was the only candidate, and was re-elected... ) |
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Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Clarence Lorenzo Simpson was a politician in Liberia. He was Secretary of State during much of World War II under President Edwin Barclay.... (1896–1969) |
True Whig | 39. (1943 Liberian general election, 1943 General elections were held in Liberia on 4 May 1943. William Tubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed. He took office on 3 January 1944.... ) |
Tubman William Tubman William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman was a Liberian politician. He was the 19th President of Liberia from 1944 until his death in 1971.... |
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| 23 | William R. Tolbert, Jr. William R. Tolbert, Jr. William Richard Tolbert, Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980.Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1955 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country... (1913–1980) |
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True Whig | 40. (1951 Liberian general election, 1951 General elections were held in Liberia on 1 May 1951, the first to be held under universal suffrage, as previously only male descendants of Americo-Liberians had been allowed to vote. In the presidential election, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected... ) |
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| 41. (1955 Liberian general election, 1955 General elections were held in Liberia in May 1955. For the first time since 1931 there was more than one candidate in the presidential election. However, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was easily re-elected, winning over 99.5% of the vote.-Results:... ) |
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| 42. (1959 Liberian general election, 1959 General elections were held in Liberia in May 1959. In the presidential election, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating independent candidate William O. Davies Bright, who won just 55 votes.-Results:... ) |
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| 43. (1963 Liberian general election, 1963 General elections were held in Liberia in 1963. In the presidential election, incumbent William Tubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.-Results:... ) |
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| 44. (1967 Liberian general election, 1967 General elections were held in Liberia in 1967. In the presidential election, incumbent William Tubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.... ) |
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| Vacancy by ascension | April 1972 | 45. (1971 Liberian general election, 1971 General elections were held in Liberia on 4 May 1971. In the presidential election, incumbent William Tubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. In the legislative elections, the True Whig Party won all 52 seats in the House of Representatives.-Presidential... ) |
Tolbert William R. Tolbert, Jr. William Richard Tolbert, Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980.Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1955 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country... |
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James Edward Greene James Edward Greene James Edward Greene was a Liberian politician. He served as the country's Vice-President from April 1972 until his death on 22 July 1977.... (1914–1977) |
April 1972 | (Died) |
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| 46. (1975 Liberian general election, 1975 General elections were held in Liberia on 7 October 1975, alongside a simultaneous referendum on presidential term limits. In the presidential election, incumbent William R. Tolbert, Jr. of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed... ) |
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Bennie Dee Warner Bennie Dee Warner Bennie Dee Warner is a Liberian politician. He served as the country's Vice-President from 1977 to 1980.Warner was a bishop in the United Methodist Church before he was plucked from relative obscurity to become Vice President. Warner was attending a conference of Methodist Bishops in Nashville,... (1935-?) |
(Forced from office) |
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| Vacancy due to coup d'etat Coup d'état A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either... |
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Harry Moniba Harry Moniba Dr. Harry Fumba Moniba was a politician in Liberia hailing from the northeastern county of Lofa. He was the vice-president of Liberia from 1984 to September 1990 under the banner of the National Democratic Party of Liberia and ran for president in 1997... (1937–2004) |
(Forced from power) |
National Democratic National Democratic Party of Liberia The National Democratic Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia.The NDPL was formed in August 1984 by supporters of Samuel Doe, who came to power in a 1980 military coup. The party contested the 15 October 1985 elections with Doe as its presidential candidate. He won 50.93% of the vote in... |
47. (1985) |
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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Enoch Dogolea Enoch Dogolea Enoch Dogolea was a Liberian politician. He was Charles Taylor's deputy for most of the First Liberian Civil War and then, following Taylor's election as president, served as the country's Vice-President from 1997 until his death in 2000... (1951–2000) |
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National Patriotic National Patriotic Party The National Patriotic Party is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War.... |
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Moses Blah Moses Blah Moses Zeh Blah is a Liberian political figure. He served as Vice President under President Charles Taylor and became the 23rd President of Liberia on 11 August 2003, following Taylor's resignation... (1947–) |
National Patriotic National Patriotic Party The National Patriotic Party is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War.... |
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| Vacancy by ascension | Blah Moses Blah Moses Zeh Blah is a Liberian political figure. He served as Vice President under President Charles Taylor and became the 23rd President of Liberia on 11 August 2003, following Taylor's resignation... |
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Joseph Boakai Joseph Boakai Joseph Nyumah Boakai a Liberian politician and the current Vice President of Liberia, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.-Personal:... (1944–) |
Incumbent | Unity Unity Party (Liberia) The Unity Party is a political party in Liberia that was started in 1984 by the late Dr. Edward B. Kesselly, also its first standard bearer. The Unity Party participated the first post-1980 coup elections, running against then-President Samuel Doe in October 1985... |
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See also
- LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , 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...
- President of Liberia
- Lists of incumbents
- List of current Vice Presidents