2016 in Liberia

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Events in the year 2016 in Liberia .

Incumbents

• President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
• Vice President: Joseph Boakai
• Chief Justice: Francis S. Korkpor, Sr.

Events

• January 14 – Liberia is declared by the World Health Organization to be Ebola-free, and as such, the epidemic in Liberia is declared to be over. ^[1]
• January 31 – The body of former managing director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company Harry Greaves is found on the beach near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia without an apparent cause of death. By August, American investigators would conclude that Greaves' death was caused by accidental drowning. ^[2]
• March 31 – A woman dies in Monrovia of Ebola after the WHO's January declaration of Liberia being Ebola-free. ^[3]
• April 28 – George Weah announces his candidacy for the 2017 Liberian presidential election at a rally in Monrovia. ^[4]
• June 4 – The 49th ECOWAS heads of state meeting opens in Dakar, Senegal, which appoints President Sirleaf as the first female ECOWAS Chair. ^[5]
• June 6 – President Sirleaf visits Israeli President Reuven Rivlin while visiting the country to receive an honorary degree from the University of Haifa. ^[6]
• June 9 – The WHO announces the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. ^[7]
• June 23 – United States Ambassador Christine A. Elder presents her letter of credence to President Sirleaf. ^[8]
• June 27 – President Sirleaf receives United States First Lady Michelle Obama at the Roberts International Airport. ^[9]
• June 28 – Liberia establishes bilateral relations with Vietnam. ^[10]
• July 24 – Madam Klayonoh Bleaorplue, who was allegedly born in 1863, is decorated with honours by President Sirleaf. ^[11]
• July 26 – Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan serves as national Independence Day orator. ^[12]
• August 12 – Liberia establishes diplomatic relations with Laos. ^[13]
• November 21 – Former First Lady Nancy Doe files suit against the Liberian government in the ECOWAS Court for alleged violation of her property rights. ^[14]
• December 29 – The Coalition for Democratic Change is certified by the National Elections Commission, initially consisting of the Congress for Democratic Change, the Liberia People's Democratic Party, and the National Patriotic Party. ^[15]

Deaths

• January 30 – Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Jr., former Minister of Justice and Associate Justice of Supreme Court, in Brewerville (b. 1933) ^[16]
• July 23 – Edward B. McClain Jr., Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, in Pretoria, South Africa ^[17]
• August 9 – Nathaniel Williams, former River Gee County Senator, in Monrovia ^[18]

References

1. Sifferlin, Alexandra (January 13, 2016). "West Africa to Be Declared Ebola-Free, Health Officials Say". Time Magazine . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
2. "'No Foul Play': US Investigators Concur With Drowning Theory in Harry Greaves Death". FrontPage Africa. August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. "Ebola in Liberia: Woman dies months after epidemic declared over". BBC. April 1, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
4. "George Weah confirms second attempt to be elected as Liberian president". The Guardian . August 29, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
5. "Liberia's President Ellen Sirleaf, Becomes First Female ECOWAS Chair". GhanaStar.com. June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
6. "President Rivlin meets Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 6 June 2016". Israel. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
7. "WHO declares the end of the most recent Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia". www.afro.who.int. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
8. "President Sirleaf Receives New U.S. Ambassador, H.E. Christine Elder Letters of Credence". Embassy of the Liberia in the United States. June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
9. "First Lady Michelle Obama Makes Historic Visit to Liberia; Holds Talks with President Sirleaf; Jointly Interacts with Young Liberian School Girls". Embassy of the Liberia in the United States. June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
10. "Vietnam, Liberia officially establish diplomatic ties". Vietnam News Agency . June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
11. "Liberia's Oldest Citizen Dies at 153 | the Liberian Observer". Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
12. "Liberia's 169th Independence Orator Outlines Requirements for Consolidating Progress". FrontPage Africa. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
13. "Liberia and Lao People's Democratic Republic Establish Diplomatic Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
14. "ECOWAS Court Orders Liberian Gov't to Pay US$18M as Compensation to Nancy Doe". FrontPage Africa. March 16, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
15. "Accreditation Ceremony of the Proposed Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC)". National Elections Commission. 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
16. "President Sirleaf Signs Book of Condolence for the Late Cllr. Clarence L. Simpson, Jr.;Friday, February 19, Wake Keeping; Saturday, February 20, Funeral at Trinity Cathedral" (Press release). Executive Mansion. February 18, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
17. "Former Minister of State Edward McClain Finally Interred in Monrovia". FrontPage Africa . August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
18. Dodoo, Lennart (August 10, 2016). "Liberia Mourns Former Senator of River Gee County, LMC Founder". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved July 17, 2022.