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Abayomi Wilfrid Karnga (29 November 1882 – 22 November 1952) was a Liberian historian, educator, politician, counselor at law, and statesman who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia.
libtelco.com.lr. The Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) is a telecommunications company providing services in Liberia. Headquartered in Monrovia, the company provides telephone, Internet, fax and radio services to the Greater Monrovia area. Prior to the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 2007, LTC possessed a legal monopoly over ...
Charles Walker Brumskine (27 April 1951 – 20 November 2019) was a Liberian politician and attorney. He was the leader of the Liberty Party and came third in the 2005 presidential election. He challenged incumbent Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for the Presidency in 2011. He was also the senior partner of Brumskine & Associates, a leading Liberian law ...
Florence Chenoweth. Florence Alletta Chenoweth (2 April 1945 – 26 June 2023) was a Liberian politician and agriculture and food security specialist. As minister of agriculture in Liberia, she was the first woman to hold such a position in Africa. She also held several senior posts with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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 ...
Banker. Charles Cecil Dennis Jr (February 21, 1931 – April 22, 1980) was a Liberian political figure who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President William Tolbert from 1973 until the 1980 Liberian coup d'état led by Samuel Doe. Along with 11 other current and former members of the Liberian government, he was tried by a military ...
September 13 – Mae Azango, along with three other journalists, is awarded the 2012 CPJ International Press Freedom Award. [12] September 14 – At the Summer Paralympics in London, James Siaffa becomes the first Paralympian to represent Liberia in any sport, in the men's 82.5 kg powerlifting event. [13] [14]
However, Liberia expanded the scope of the death penalty in 2008, which was met with international criticism. [3] However, in July 2022, the Senate of Liberia passed a bill to abolish the death penalty. [4] [5] There were no new death sentences in Liberia in 2021. There was estimated to be at least 16 people on death row at the end of 2021.