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.
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are the armed forces of the Republic of Liberia. Tracing its origins to a militia that was formed by the first black colonists in what is now Liberia,it was founded as the Liberian Frontier Force in 1908,and retitled in 1956. For almost all of its history,the AFL has received considerable materiel and training assistance from the United States. For most of the 1941–89 period,training was largely provided by U.S. advisers,though this assistance has not prevented the same generally low levels of effectiveness common to most of the armed forces in the developing world.
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.
Martin “Marty”Edward Dempsey,is a retired United States Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1,2011 until September 25,2015,his ceremonial last day (de facto);in actuality,his last day was September 30,2015 (de jure). He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April 11,2011,to September 7,2011. Before that,he served as Commanding General,U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command,from December 8,2008,to April 11,2011,as Acting Commander,U.S. Central Command,from March 24,2008,to October 30,2008,as Deputy Commander,U.S. Central Command,from August 2007 to March 23,2008,and as Commanding General,Multi-National Security Transition Command –Iraq (MNSTC-I),from August 2005 to August 2007. Dempsey assumed his assignment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1,2011 and stepped down from the Chairmanship on September 25,2015. He has served as a professor at Duke University and as chairman of USA Basketball.
Thomas Gankama-Quiwonkpa was a Liberian military officer who was a Commanding General of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL).
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.
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.
Brownie Jeffery Samukai Jr. is the former Minister of National Defence of Liberia. He took office on January 16,2006,as part of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Cabinet.
Major General Alfred Claude Nelson-Williams,GCOR is a retired Major General in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). Nelson-Williams previously served as Chief of Defense Staff for Sierra Leone from 2008 to 2010.
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) is the highest-ranking military officer and the head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),including all service branches under its command. The position is usually held by a four-star rank of General or Admiral. Its direct equivalent in the US Armed Forces is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Unlike its US counterpart,which is merely supervisory,the Chief of Staff has complete operational control within the military hierarchy and is responsible for the overall operations of the AFP.
Suraj Alao Abdurrahman,was a Nigerian Army general who served as the Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia,with former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the Commander-in-Chief. According to then President Johnson Sirleaf,General Abdurrahman "was an exceedingly exceptional gentleman officer whose contributions lifted the Armed Forces of Liberia to professional greatness and emplace our military amongst UN peacekeepers”.
The General Staff H.Q. of the Kuwait Army redesignated in 1953 following formation in 1949,is a management department of the Kuwait Armed Forces,the national military of the State of Kuwait. The Chief of the General Staff is the senior combat military officer governing doctrines of the Kuwait Army,the Kuwait Air Force and the Kuwait Naval Force,but excludes the Kuwait National Guard,the Kuwait Police and Kuwait Fire Service Directorate. He is appointed by the Kuwait Defense Minister,a deputy prime minister,who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Kuwait;the latter appointed by the Emir of Kuwait,the Commander-in-chief of the Military of Kuwait.
Gustave F. Perna is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 until the operation's duties and responsibilities were transferred to the White House COVID-19 Response Team in February 2021. As chief operating officer of COVID-19 response,he oversaw the logistics in the United States federal government's distribution of the vaccine to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate confirmed his nomination as chief operating officer on July 2,2020,and he assumed the office shortly after.
Luka Nyeh YusufGSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 2007 to 2008. He succeeded Owoye Andrew Azazi as Chief of Army Staff.
General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017 to elect the President and House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote,so the top two finishers –CDC standard-bearer Amb. George Weah and UP standard-bearer Vice President Joseph Boakai –competed in a run-off on 26 December. The second round was originally scheduled for 7 November,but was postponed after LP standard-bearer Cllr. Charles Brumskine,in third place,challenged the result in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge,which would have forced a re-run of the first round had it been successful,and the second round was held on 26 December. Weah emerged victorious with 60% of the vote.
The 1980 Liberian coup d'état happened on April 12,1980,when President William Tolbert was overthrown and murdered in a violent coup. The coup was staged by an indigenous Liberian faction of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) under the command of Master Sergeant Samuel Doe. Following a period of transition,Doe ruled Liberia throughout the 1980s until his murder in 1990 during the First Liberian Civil War.
Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa is a retired Ghanaian military officer who served as the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from February 2017 to February 2021. Prior to his appointment,he was the Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces.
General Feisal Edno Tanjung,known as Feisal Tanjung,was an Indonesian Army general who was ABRI Commander and also served as Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security of the Republic of Indonesia. He had experience in combat,territorial and education. Much of his career was spent in special forces,Sandhi Yudha RPKAD Group (Kopassus) and later at the Kostrad 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade.
The Chief of Staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President of Liberia,who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution.
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