2012 in Liberia

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2012
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Events in the year 2012 in Liberia .

Incumbents

Events

Former President Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes. President Charles Taylor.png
Former President Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes.

Deaths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Liberia</span>

The Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the president is the head of state and head of government; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a federation and has a pluriform multi-party system rather than the two-party system that characterizes US politics. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the legislature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)</span> President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003

Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</span> President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Finance (Liberia)</span> Government ministry of the Republic of Liberia

The Ministry of Finance is a government ministry of the Republic of Liberia. As of 2024, the Liberian Finance Minister is Boima Kamara, who was appointed in January 2024. The minister is appointed by the President of Liberia, with the consent of Senate of Liberia.

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Liberia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 in Liberia</span>

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2017 in Liberia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh</span> Liberian judge

Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is a Liberian judge and politician who currently serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and was nominated on August 23, 2022. She began to serve after the retirement of former chief justice Francis Korkpor on September 27, 2022.

Emma Shannon Walser was a Liberian lawyer and jurist who became the country's first female judge in 1971.

Events in the year 2018 in Liberia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince C. Johnson III</span> Liberian military officer

Major General Prince Charles Johnson III is a retired Liberian military officer who served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 5 February 2018 to 5 February 2024.

Events in the year 2021 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2022 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2019 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2016 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2014 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2013 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2011 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2010 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2023 in Liberia.

References

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