List of attacks on the President of Liberia
The list of attacks on the President of Liberia lists the attacks that were carried out on the President of the Republic of Liberia .
The attacks were all carried out in the capital, Monrovia . The presidential palace was the scene of the crime in several cases.
Explanation of the lists
- President: Name of the President.
- Image: Portrait of the President.
- Date of Birth: The President's date of birth.
- Assassination Date : Date of the assassination.
- Date of Death: The date of death of the President.
- Age: Age of the President at the time of the assassination.
- Location: location of the attack.
- Perpetrator: Indicates the perpetrator (s).
- Comments: Comments on the act.
Murders
president | image | Date of birth | Date of assassination | date of death | Age | place | Perpetrator | Remarks |
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William R. Tolbert Jr. | May 13, 1913 | Apr 12, 1980 | Apr 12, 1980 | 66 | Monrovia | Putschist group around Samuel K. Doe | A coup group of non-commissioned officers led by Samuel K. Doe, who referred to themselves as the People's Redemption Council , raided the presidential palace and murdered Tolbert, other members of the government and relatives of the president. Doe then came to power himself and established a military dictatorship in Liberia . | |
Samuel K. Doe | May 6, 1951 | Sep 9 1990 | Sep 9 1990 | 39 | Monrovia | Followers of Yormie Johnson | On September 9, 1990, Doe was caught, tortured and executed by a group led by Yormie Johnson. Videotapes of Does's torture and execution soon circulated across West Africa. The end of the Does government led to the political fragmentation of the country. In addition, the Liberian Civil War spread across the country. |
Attempted murders
president | image | Date of birth | Date of assassination | date of death | Age | place | Perpetrator | Remarks |
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William S. Tubman | Nov 29, 1895 | June 22, 1955 | July 23, 1971 | 59 | Monrovia | Group of assassins | Involved in the attack were: Nete Sie Brownell, Attorney General of Liberia; S. David Coleman, Secretary of State; Raymond Horace, legal advisor to the opposition parties. It was also known that a Nigerian sorcerer , VS Onemega, was paid to curse Tubmann. |
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William S. Tubman | Nov 29, 1895 | 1963 | July 23, 1971 | 68 | Monrovia | DY Thompson's conspiratorial group | Colonel DY Thompson, commander of the Liberian National Guard , was arrested and charged with being a member of the “Club” conspiratorial group allegedly plotting to overthrow the Liberian government. | |
William S. Tubman | Nov 29, 1895 | 1968 | July 23, 1971 | 72 | Monrovia | Group of assassins | Henry Fahnbullah, Liberian Ambassador to Kenya ; Robert Kennedy, Sr., superintendent of Lofa County ; James Y. Gbyeyea, superintendent of Bong County and Gabriel Fangarlow, superintendent of Nimba County were arrested and sentenced to long prison terms for preparations for the coup d'état. | |
Samuel K. Doe | May 6, 1951 | Aug 14, 1981 | Sep 9 1990 | 30th | Monrovia | Conspiratorial group around Thomas Weh Syen | Former Minister of State and sidekick Does, Thomas Weh Syen, was accused of conspiracy against Doe, tortured and executed. | |
Samuel K. Doe | May 6, 1951 | Apr 1, 1985 | Sep 9 1990 | 34 | Monrovia | Nelson Toe | Former Secretary of Defense and sidekick Does, Thomas Quiwonkpa, led two attacks against Doe. First, a lone perpetrator - Nelson Toe, a member of the Presidential Guard - was supposed to kill Doe in his private quarters. Security forces managed to catch Toe. | |
Samuel K. Doe | May 6, 1951 | Nov 12, 1985 | Sep 9 1990 | 34 | Monrovia | Conspiratorial group around Thomas Quiwonkpa | The second attempted assassination by Quiwonkpa was also thwarted by the attention of the bodyguard Does. Quiwonkpa was tried on the run, tortured and executed on November 15, 1985. |
literature
- David Lea, Annamarie Rowe: A political chronology of Africa . Europa Publications, London 2001, ISBN 0-203-40995-7 , Liberia, pp. 228-234 .
- Robert H. Jackson, Carl G. Rosberg: Personal Rule in Black Africa: Prince, Autocrat, Prophet, Tyrant . University of California Press, Berkeley / Los Angeles / London 1982, ISBN 0-520-04185-2 , William Tubman and William Tolbert, pp. 112-120 .
- Sanford J. Ungar: Liberia: A Revolution, or Just Another Coup? In: The Atlantic Monthly . tape 247 , 1981, pp. 23-30 .