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Events in the year 1981 in Liberia .

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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