Alfred Reeves

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Bishop Alfred Garpee Reeves (died 8 May 2009) was a Liberian politician and clergyman. Reeves was a bishop in the Church of God in Christ [1] and a member of the National Reformation Party (NRP). He was also co-chair of Lifewater Liberia, a branch of a Canada-based non-government organization. [2]

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Reeves died on 8 May 2009 at Duside Hospital in Firestone District, Margibi County. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Leaders Must Be Farsighted -Clergyman The Analyst, 21 June 2006
  2. ↑ Alfred Reeves Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Lifewater.ca
  3. ↑ Gifford, Paul (1993). Christianity and Politics in Doe's Liberia. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 128, footnote 53. ISBN   0-521-42029-6 . Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Elections in Liberia, African Elections Database.
  5. ↑ Bishop Alfred G. Reeves Death Announcement 11 May 2009, The Liberian Journal


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