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Wesley Momo Johnson (27 May 1944 – 9 July 2021) was a Liberian politician. He served as Vice-Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) from 14 October 2003 to 16 January 2006. He was previously the Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Egypt. He was also the Liberian Ambassador to the Holy see. [1]
Liberia's third case of COVID-19 was confirmed on 20 March. The third person was a returned traveler. Following this third case, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare declared a national health emergency on 22 March. [11] [12] On 24 March, neighboring Ivory Coast announced it closed land borders with Liberia and Guinea in a measure to ...
Liberian Observer. The Liberian Observer or Daily Observer Newspaper is a newspaper published in Liberia. Based in Monrovia, The Liberian Observer Corporation was founded by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Y. Best in 1981. [ 1][ 2][ 3] An independent newspaper, it states that its goals are government accountability and popular awareness of current events.
The Daily Talk is an English-language news medium published daily on a blackboard on Tubman Boulevard in the center of the Liberian capital Monrovia. According to the New York Times, it is "the most widely read report" in Monrovia, as many Monrovians lack the money or the electricity necessary for access to the conventional mass media.
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born 28 January 1948) is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure. [1][2] Born in Arthington, Montserrado County ...
July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022. ^ Vakil, Caroline (10 December 2021). "Treasury sanctions Liberia's ex-warlord, current senator Prince Johnson". The Hill. Retrieved 18 November 2023. ^ "Decoration Day in Liberia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
Liberia has an established history of civil violence following contested elections, particularly the 1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt which was the root cause of the First Liberian Civil War. This election is also notable as it is the first election without United Nations observers since the Second Liberian Civil War . [ 11 ]
Monrovia (/ m ə n ˈ r oʊ v i ə /) [4] [5] is the capital and largest city of Liberia.Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2022 census had 1,761,032 residents, home to 33.5% of Liberia’s total population. [6]