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Liberia: offices and people

Explore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.

20
Recorded offices
96
People
110
Office terms
40
Sourced connections

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20 of 20 offices match

Head of state and government

President of Liberia

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Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.

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People and tenure

20 recorded terms

  1. Joseph Boakai

    Reported current

    22 Jan 2024 – End unknown

    Liberian politician

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    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

  2. George Weah

    Historical

    22 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

  3. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    Historical

    16 Jan 2006 – 22 Jan 2018

    24th president of Liberia

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    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

  4. Gyude Bryant

    Historical

    14 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

  5. Moses Blah

    Historical

    11 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

  6. Charles Taylor

    Historical

    2 Aug 1997 – 11 Aug 2003

    22nd president of Liberia

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    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

  7. Ruth Perry

    Historical

    3 Sept 1996 – 2 Aug 1997

    president of Liberia (1939–2017)

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    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

  8. Wilton G. S. Sankawulo

    Historical

    1 Sept 1995 – 3 Sept 1996

    writer and President of Liberia (1937-2009)

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    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

  9. David D. Kpormakpor

    Historical

    7 Mar 1994 – 1 Sept 1995

    President of Liberia (1935-2010)

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    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 7 Mar 1994
    • End: 1 Sept 1995

  10. Amos Sawyer

    Historical

    22 Nov 1990 – 7 Mar 1994

    Liberian politician (1945–2022)

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    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

  11. David Nimley

    Historical

    9 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

  12. Samuel Doe

    Historical

    6 Jan 1986 – 9 Sept 1990

    21st President of Liberia

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    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

  13. William Richard Tolbert

    Historical

    23 Jul 1971 – 12 Apr 1980

    President of Liberia 1971–1980 (1913–1980)

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    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

  14. William Tubman

    Historical

    3 Jan 1944 – 23 Jul 1971

    Liberian politician, 19th president of Liberia (1895-1971)

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    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

  15. Edwin Barclay

    Historical

    3 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.

  16. Charles D. B. King

    Historical

    5 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

  17. Daniel Edward Howard

    Historical

    1 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)

  18. Arthur Barclay

    Historical

    4 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

  19. Garretson W. Gibson

    Historical

    11 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

  20. William D. Coleman

    Historical

    12 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

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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.
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