Prince Yormie Johnson is a Liberian politician who has served as a senator for Nimba County since 2006. A former rebel leader,Johnson played a prominent role in the First Liberian Civil War.
The president of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia.
General elections were held in Liberia on 11 October 2005,with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November. The presidency and all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The elections were the first held since 1997 and marked the end of the political transition following the second civil war,having been stipulated in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2004. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,former World Bank employee and Liberian finance minister,won the presidential contest and became the first democratically elected female African head of state in January 2006.
The Unity Party (UP) is a political party in Liberia that was started in 1984 by Edward B. Kesselly,also its first standard bearer. Officially founded in Buchanan,Grand Bassa County,the party was established on 27 July 1985. The Unity Party participated in the first elections after the 1980 coup,running against President Samuel Doe in October 1985. The party has remained active in Liberian politics since and is the current ruling party following the 2023 Liberian general election.
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.
The College of West Africa is a Methodist high school in Monrovia,Liberia. The school was opened in 1839,making it one of the oldest European-style schools in Africa. It has produced many of Liberia's leaders. Alumni include Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,the first woman elected as president in an African state,and Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai.
Joseph Nyumah Boakai is a Liberian politician who is the 26th and current president of Liberia. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018,under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985. Boakai ran for president in 2017,losing the election to George Weah. He went on to defeat Weah in the 2023 election.
The University of Liberia is a publicly funded institution of higher learning located in Monrovia,Liberia. Authorized by the national government in 1851,the university opened in 1862 as Liberia College. UL has four campuses:the Capitol Hill Campus in Monrovia,the Fendall campus in Louisiana,outside Monrovia,the Medical School Campus in Congo Town,and the Straz-Sinje Campus in Sinje Grand Cape Mount County. The university enrolls approximately 18,000 students and is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in West Africa. It is accredited by the Liberian Commission on Higher Education.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liberia:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a cabinet ministry of Liberia responsible for directing Liberia's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions. The ministry is located in Monrovia,Liberia's capital.
General elections were held in Liberia on 11 October 2011,with a second round of the presidential election on 8 November. The presidency,as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and half of the seats in the Senate,were up for election. The election was overseen by the National Elections Commission (NEC).
Marjon Vashti Kamara is a Liberian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2018.
Events in the year 2018 in Liberia.
Gbehzohngar Milton Findley is a Liberian politician and businessman. He is a former President Pro Tempore of the Liberian Senate and also the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the administration of President Weah until 28 July 2020.
Etweda Ambavi Gbenyon Cooper,known as Sugars,is a Liberian politician and peace activist. She has been described as "the doyenne" and "the godmother" of the Liberian women's movement.
Charles A. Minor is a former Liberian ambassador to the United States.
General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2023 to elect the President,House of Representatives and half of the Senate. Incumbent president George Weah was eligible for a second term. No candidate won a majority in the first round,with Weah narrowly placing first over opposition leader Joseph Boakai,which meant both advanced to a runoff held on 14 November 2023. Boakai defeated Weah by just over one percentage point in the closest runoff in Liberia's history,and Weah conceded the election peacefully.
Events in the year 2016 in Liberia.
Events in the year 2013 in Liberia.
Events in the year 2011 in Liberia.
