List of heads of state of Liberia
This list of the presidents of Liberia includes all 25 presidents of Liberia who were sworn in on the country's declaration of independence on July 26, 1847. So there are no presidents here who came to power after a coup . Between 1980 and 2006, the presidency was interrupted three times, once because of an attempted coup and twice because of the two civil wars . During this time the state was also run by strangers. Since Joseph Jenkins Roberts and James Spriggs Payne ruled for two non-consecutive terms, both are listed twice, which is why the list contains 25 presidents, but only 23 different ones. The banknotes of the Liberian dollar show some presidents.
On December 26, 2017 , former professional soccer player George Weah was elected to succeed Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the runoff election.
President of Liberia
The colors indicate party affiliation: gray : none; orange : Republican Party; blue : True Whig Party ; brown : National Democratic Party of Liberia ; pink : National Patriotic Party ; green : Unity Party .
# | president | Taking office | Exit | Vice President (s) | |
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1 | Joseph Jenkins Roberts | January 3, 1848 | January 7, 1856 | Stephen Allen Benson | |
2 | Stephen Allen Benson | January 7, 1856 | January 4, 1864 | Beverley Yates | |
3 | Daniel Bashiel Warner | January 4, 1864 | January 6, 1868 | James M. Priest | |
4th | James Spriggs Payne | January 6, 1868 | January 3, 1870 | vacancy | |
5 | Edward J. Roye | January 3, 1870 | October 26, 1871 | James Skivring Smith | |
6th | James Skivring Smith | November 4, 1871 | January 1, 1872 | Anthony W. Gardiner | |
7th | Joseph Jenkins Roberts | March 1, 1872 | January 3, 1876 | Anthony W. Gardiner | |
8th | James Spriggs Payne | January 3, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | vacancy | |
9 | Anthony W. Gardiner | January 7, 1878 | January 20, 1883 | Alfred F. Russell | |
10 | Alfred F. Russell | January 20, 1883 | January 7, 1884 | John Tyler | |
11 | Hilary RW Johnson | January 7, 1884 | January 4, 1892 | vacancy | |
12 | Joseph James Cheeseman | January 4, 1892 | November 12, 1896 | William D. Coleman | |
13 | William D. Coleman | November 12, 1896 | December 11, 1900 | JJ Ross | |
14th | Garretson W. Gibson | December 11, 1900 | 4th January 1904 | vacancy | |
15th | Arthur Barclay | 4th January 1904 | January 1, 1912 | JJ Dossen | |
16 | Daniel E. Howard | January 1, 1912 | January 5, 1920 | John Breckinridge | |
17th | Charles DB King | January 5, 1920 | 3rd December 1930 | Henry Too Wesley | |
18th | Edwin Barclay | 3rd December 1930 | January 3, 1944 | vacancy | |
19th | William S. Tubman | January 3, 1944 | July 23, 1971 |
Clarence Simpson William Richard Tolbert, Jr. |
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20th | William R. Tolbert, Jr. | July 23, 1971 | April 12, 1980 |
James Edward Greene Bennie Dee Warner |
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21st | Samuel K. Doe | January 6, 1986 | September 9, 1990 | Henry Fumba Moniba | |
22nd | Charles Taylor | 2nd August 1997 | August 11, 2003 |
Enoch Dogolea Moses Blah |
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23 | Moses Blah | August 11, 2003 | October 14, 2003 | vacancy | |
24 | Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | January 16, 2006 | 22nd January 2018 | Joseph Nyumah Boakai | |
25th | George Weah | 22nd January 2018 | in office |
Timeline
Individual evidence
- ↑ It is controversial whether Smith actually ran the official business as President in Liberia after Edward James Royce left until the inauguration of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, see mysite.verizon.net ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The Archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Doe came to power after the execution of William R. Tolbert, but was only sworn in as president on January 6, 1986, see www.liberiapastandpresent.org (English).