1981 in Liberia

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Events in the year 1981 in Liberia .

Incumbents

• Chairman of the People's Redemption Council: Samuel Doe
• Co-Chairman of the People's Redemption Council
  • Thomas Weh Syen (until August 14) ^[1]
  • Nicholas Podier (after August 14) ^[2]
• Chief Justice: Emmanuel Gbalazeh

Events

U. S. Ambassador William L. Swing presenting credentials to Chairman Samuel Doe

• April 12
  • The first National Redemption Day is celebrated, with Foreign Minister Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh giving a speech celebrating the anniversary of the 1980 coup. ^[3]
  • The National Constitution Drafting Commission is formed, chaired by Amos Sawyer, with the goal of producing a new constitution. ^[4]
• August 11 – United States Ambassador to Liberia William L. Swing presents his credentials to Chairman Doe. ^[5]
• August 14 – Thomas Weh Syen and four other members of the People's Redemption Council are executed by firing squad for an attempted coup. ^[1]
• Full date unknown
  • September – Chea Cheapoo is relieved of his position as Minister of Justice. ^[6]
  • The Daily Observer begins publication. ^[7]
  • Liberia expels its Libyan diplomats. ^[8]
  • Liberia's first ambassador to the People's Republic of China, John Daniel Cox, retires. ^[9]

Births

• February 3 – Raj Panjabi, American physician and government official, in Monrovia ^[10]
• December 6 – Kimmie Weeks, human rights activist ^[11]

Deaths

• August 14 – Thomas Weh Syen, Co-Chairman of the People's Redemption Council, executed by firing squad ^[1]

References

1. "Liberians execute 5 for coup plot". The Parsons Sun. August 14, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved November 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Annual Report of the Ministry of National Defense to the Co-Chairman and Members of the People's Redemption Council. 1981. p. 53.
3. Hogan, Edmund (2021). Liberia's First Civil War. Taylor & Francis.
4. Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 241. ISBN   9781461659310.
5. "Department History - William Lacy Swing (1934–)". Office of the Historian . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
6. Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 66. ISBN   9781461659310.
7. Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 249. ISBN   9781461659310.
8. Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 232. ISBN   9781461659310.
9. Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 92. ISBN   9781461659310.
10. "No One Should Die Because They Live Too Far From A Doctor". The Logical Indian. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
11. "Biography of Kimmie WEEKS". African Success. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2023.