Leaders of Liberia
(Republic of Liberia)
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Parties and guerrilla factions: CDC: Congress for Democratic Change - LAP: Liberia Action Party - LNC: Liberian National Conference - LPC: Liberia Peace Council - LPP: Liberian People's Party - MDR: Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction - NDPL: National Democratic Party of Liberia - NPFL: National Patriotic Front of Liberia - NPP: National Patriotic Party - TWP: True Whig Party - ULIMO-K: United Liberation Movement-Kromah - ULIMO-J: United Liberation Movement-Johnson - UP: Unity Party


Heads of State
Presidents of the Republic
William V. S. Tubman     3 Jan 1944 - 23 Jul 1971 (†1971) TWP
William Richard Tolbert 23 Jul 1971 - 12 Apr 1980 (†1980) TWP

Chairman of the People's Redemption Council
Samuel Kanyon Doe       12 Apr 1980 - 25 Jul 1984 (†1990) military

President of the Republic
Samuel Kanyon Doe       25 Jul 1984 -  9 Sep 1990 (†1990) NDPL (acting to 6 Jan 1986) 
 ** vacant **            9 Sep 1990 - 22 Nov 1990         (1)                

President of the Interim Government of National Unity (IGNU)
Amos Claudius Sawyer    22 Nov 1990 -  7 Mar 1994 (†2022) LPP

Chairmen of the Council of State of the Liberian National Transitional Governments (LNTG)
David Donald Kpormakpor  7 Mar 1994 -  1 Sep 1995 (†2010) n/p 
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo   1 Sep 1995 -  3 Sep 1996 (†2009) n/p (2)       
Ruth Sando Perry         3 Sep 1996 -  2 Aug 1997 (†2017) n/p       

Presidents of the Republic
Ghankay Charles Taylor   2 Aug 1997 - 11 Aug 2003         NPP  
Moses Zeh Blah          11 Aug 2003 - 14 Oct 2003 (†2013) NPP   

Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL)
Charles Gyude Bryant    14 Oct 2003 - 16 Jan 2006 (†2014) LAP    

Presidents of the Republic
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf   16 Jan 2006 - 22 Jan 2018         UP
George Manneh Weah      22 Jan 2018 - 22 Jan 2024         CDC   
Joseph Nyumah Boakai    22 Jan 2024 -                     UP

(1) Main competing "governments" during this period of anarchy were:
(a): "Head of the Provisional Government", Charles Ghankay Taylor, from 27 Jul 1990 to 21 Oct 1990, and "president" from that date to 7 Mar 1994.
(b): "President of the Interim Government of National Unity", Amos C. Sawyer, from 2 Sep 1990 to 22 Nov 1990.
(c): "President", Prince Yormie Johnson, from 9 Sep 1990 to ? ? 1990.

(2) Members of the LNTG II established on 1 Sep 1995 were: Wilton G. S. Sankawulo (chair); Chief Tamba Taylor (vicechair); Charles Ghankay Taylor (vicechair, NPFL); Alhaji G. V. Kromah (vicechair, ULIMO-K); Roosevelt Johnson (vicechair, ULIMO-J); Oscar Jaryee Quiah (vicechair, LNC); George Boley (vicechair, LPC).


Vice Presidents of the Republic
James Skivring Smith     1930-1944 (†1950) TWP
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson 1944-1952 (†1969) TWP
William Richard Tolbert  1952-1971 (†1980) TWP
James Edward Greene      1972-1977 (†1977) TWP
Bennie Dee Warner        1977-1980         TWP
Harry Fumba Moniba       1986-1990 (†2004) NDPL
Enoch Dogolea            1997-2000 (†2000) NPP
Moses Zeh Blah           2000-2003 (†2013) NPP
Joseph Nyumah Boakai     2006-2018         UP
Jewel Howard Taylor      2018-2024         CDC
Jeremiah Kpan Koung      2024-             MDR

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