 | Leaders of Liberia
(Republic of Liberia) |
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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.
Parties and guerrilla factions:
CDC: Congress for Democratic Change - LAP: Liberia Action Party - LNC: Liberian National Conference - LPC: Liberia Peace Council - LPP: Liberian People's Party - MDR: Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction - NDPL: National Democratic Party of Liberia - NPFL: National Patriotic Front of Liberia - NPP: National Patriotic Party - TWP: True Whig Party - ULIMO-K: United Liberation Movement-Kromah - ULIMO-J: United Liberation Movement-Johnson - UP: Unity Party
 Heads of State
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Presidents of the Republic
William V. S. Tubman 3 Jan 1944 - 23 Jul 1971 (1971) TWP
William Richard Tolbert 23 Jul 1971 - 12 Apr 1980 (1980) TWP
Chairman of the People's Redemption Council
Samuel Kanyon Doe 12 Apr 1980 - 25 Jul 1984 (1990) military
President of the Republic
Samuel Kanyon Doe 25 Jul 1984 - 9 Sep 1990 (1990) NDPL (acting to 6 Jan 1986)
** vacant ** 9 Sep 1990 - 22 Nov 1990 (1)
President of the Interim Government of National Unity (IGNU)
Amos Claudius Sawyer 22 Nov 1990 - 7 Mar 1994 (2022) LPP
Chairmen of the Council of State of the Liberian National Transitional Governments (LNTG)
David Donald Kpormakpor 7 Mar 1994 - 1 Sep 1995 (2010) n/p
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo 1 Sep 1995 - 3 Sep 1996 (2009) n/p (2)
Ruth Sando Perry 3 Sep 1996 - 2 Aug 1997 (2017) n/p
Presidents of the Republic
Ghankay Charles Taylor 2 Aug 1997 - 11 Aug 2003 NPP
Moses Zeh Blah 11 Aug 2003 - 14 Oct 2003 (2013) NPP
Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL)
Charles Gyude Bryant 14 Oct 2003 - 16 Jan 2006 (2014) LAP
Presidents of the Republic
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 16 Jan 2006 - 22 Jan 2018 UP
George Manneh Weah 22 Jan 2018 - 22 Jan 2024 CDC
Joseph Nyumah Boakai 22 Jan 2024 - UP
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(1) Main competing "governments" during this period of anarchy were:
(a): "Head of the Provisional Government", Charles Ghankay Taylor, from 27 Jul 1990 to 21 Oct 1990, and "president" from that date to 7 Mar 1994.
(b): "President of the Interim Government of National Unity", Amos C. Sawyer, from 2 Sep 1990 to 22 Nov 1990.
(c): "President", Prince Yormie Johnson, from 9 Sep 1990 to ? ? 1990.
(2) Members of the LNTG II established on 1 Sep 1995 were: Wilton G. S. Sankawulo (chair); Chief Tamba Taylor (vicechair); Charles Ghankay Taylor (vicechair, NPFL); Alhaji G. V. Kromah (vicechair, ULIMO-K); Roosevelt Johnson (vicechair, ULIMO-J); Oscar Jaryee Quiah (vicechair, LNC); George Boley (vicechair, LPC).
| Vice Presidents of the Republic
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James Skivring Smith 1930-1944 (1950) TWP
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson 1944-1952 (1969) TWP
William Richard Tolbert 1952-1971 (1980) TWP
James Edward Greene 1972-1977 (1977) TWP
Bennie Dee Warner 1977-1980 TWP
Harry Fumba Moniba 1986-1990 (2004) NDPL
Enoch Dogolea 1997-2000 (2000) NPP
Moses Zeh Blah 2000-2003 (2013) NPP
Joseph Nyumah Boakai 2006-2018 UP
Jewel Howard Taylor 2018-2024 CDC
Jeremiah Kpan Koung 2024- MDR
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