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Liberia: offices and people
Liberia: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
20 of 20 offices match
Head of state and government
President of Liberia
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
1 cited reference in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
People and tenure
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Joseph Boakai
Reported current22 Jan 2024 – End unknown
Liberian politician
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 22 Jan 2024
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat
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George Weah
Historical22 Jan 2018 – 22 Jan 2024
President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 22 Jan 2018
- End: 22 Jan 2024
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · File:George Weah in 2019 (cropped).jpg: U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia derivative work: Boros.i
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Historical16 Jan 2006 – 22 Jan 2018
24th president of Liberia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 16 Jan 2006
- End: 22 Jan 2018
Portrait: CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Institute of Peace
Gyude Bryant
Historical14 Oct 2003 – 16 Jan 2006
Liberian politician (1949-2014)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 14 Oct 2003
- End: 16 Jan 2006
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Helene C. Stikkel
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Moses Blah
Historical11 Aug 2003 – 14 Oct 2003
President of Liberia (1947-2013)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 11 Aug 2003
- End: 14 Oct 2003
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Photo by Lieutenant Colonel Terry VandenDolder, U.S. Africa Command
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Charles Taylor
Historical2 Aug 1997 – 11 Aug 2003
22nd president of Liberia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 2 Aug 1997
- End: 11 Aug 2003
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Plymouth County Sheriff's Office
Ruth Perry
Historical3 Sept 1996 – 2 Aug 1997
president of Liberia (1939–2017)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 3 Sept 1996
- End: 2 Aug 1997
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo
Historical1 Sept 1995 – 3 Sept 1996
writer and President of Liberia (1937-2009)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 1 Sept 1995
- End: 3 Sept 1996
David D. Kpormakpor
Historical7 Mar 1994 – 1 Sept 1995
President of Liberia (1935-2010)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 7 Mar 1994
- End: 1 Sept 1995
Amos Sawyer
Historical22 Nov 1990 – 7 Mar 1994
Liberian politician (1945–2022)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 22 Nov 1990
- End: 7 Mar 1994
Portrait: CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Fred van der Kraaij
David Nimley
Historical9 Sept 1990 – 22 Nov 1990
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 9 Sept 1990
- End: 22 Nov 1990
Samuel Doe
Historical6 Jan 1986 – 9 Sept 1990
21st President of Liberia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 6 Jan 1986
- End: 9 Sept 1990
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Photographer: Frank Hall, Treatment: Frank C. Müller
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William Richard Tolbert
Historical23 Jul 1971 – 12 Apr 1980
President of Liberia 1971–1980 (1913–1980)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 23 Jul 1971
- End: 12 Apr 1980
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Kightlinger, Jack E., Photographer
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William Tubman
Historical3 Jan 1944 – 23 Jul 1971
Liberian politician, 19th president of Liberia (1895-1971)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 3 Jan 1944
- End: 23 Jul 1971
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Robert LeRoy Knudsen
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Edwin Barclay
Historical3 Dec 1930 – 3 Jan 1944
Liberian politician (1882-1955)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 3 Dec 1930
- End: 3 Jan 1944
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.
Charles D. B. King
Historical5 Jan 1920 – 3 Dec 1930
President of Liberia (1875-1961)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 5 Jan 1920
- End: 3 Dec 1930
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Auguste Léon
Daniel Edward Howard
Historical1 Jan 1912 – 5 Jan 1920
President of Liberia (1861-1935)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 1 Jan 1912
- End: 5 Jan 1920
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)
Arthur Barclay
Historical4 Jan 1904 – 1 Jan 1912
President of Liberia (1854-1938)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 4 Jan 1904
- End: 1 Jan 1912
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Attribution not provided in source metadata
Garretson W. Gibson
Historical11 Dec 1900 – 4 Jan 1904
Liberian politician (1832-1910)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 11 Dec 1900
- End: 4 Jan 1904
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Attribution not provided in source metadata
William D. Coleman
Historical12 Nov 1896 – 11 Dec 1900
Liberian politician (1842-1908)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 12 Nov 1896
- End: 11 Dec 1900
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Attribution not provided in source metadata
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.