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Konobo District
Konobo District is one of three districts located in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia. The administrative seat of the District is Ziah Town. As of 2008, the District had 50,161 people making it the second most populated in Grand Gedeh County next to Gbarzon District. In area, it is about 1,400 square miles. There are several gold mines particularly in the eastern belt of which the CVI mining camps of New Creek, Solo Camp and Belleh Yallah are the most renowned areas of significant production. Mining, small scale farming and hunting are the main source of income for bulk of the population. Remittances especially from U.S. based families are reliable income for some residents. The District only has one high school in Ziah Town and few deports of the Liberia National Police. In 2012, the Liberian government arrested and is still detaining several suspected men from the District and other parts of Grand Gedeh accused of cross border raids which left seven Niger UN peacekeepers and 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Gedeh-Konobo
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River Gee County
River Gee is a county in the southern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Fish Town serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring . As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 66,789, making it the third-least populous county in Liberia. It was created in 2000. The tenth-largest area, it is bordered by Sinoe County to the west, Grand Gedeh County to the north, and Grand Kru and Maryland counties to the south. The eastern part of River Gee borders the nation of Ivory Coast along the Cavalla River. The current County Superintendent is Daniel Johnson. Geography River Gee split from Grand Gedeh County in May 2000 after receiving approval from Liberia's House of Representatives in May 1997 and Senate approval in March 2000. On the east of the county is the Cavalla River that forms Liberia's border with the Ivory Coast. River Gee's capital is Fishtown. The Country w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KaiGFarley
Kai G. Farley (born 18 August 1973) is a Liberian politician and former revolutionary figure, who is the incumbent superintendent of Grand Gedeh county. Prior to his appointment in 2018 by president George Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served a ..., he served as member of parliament from Grand Gedeh's District 3 (now changed to 2) between 2006 and 2011. References 1973 births Living people Liberian politicians Members of the House of Representatives of Liberia Place of birth missing (living people) {{Liberia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Kru County
Grand Kru County is a county in the southeastern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has eighteen districts. Organized in 1984, its capital is Barclayville. The area of the county measures . As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 57,106, making it the least populous county in Liberia. Grand Kru's County Superintendent is Rosalind Sneh. The county is bordered by River Gee County to the northeast, Sinoe County to the northwest, and Maryland County to the southeast. The southern part of Grand Kru borders the Atlantic Ocean. History Grand Kru was created in 1984/1985 by the merger of the territories of Sasstown and Kru Coast. Kru Coast territory had previously been part of Maryland County, and Sasstown territory had previously been part of Sinoe county. As of the 1984 Census, the county had a population of 62,791. A UN Mission in Liberia report issued in April 2005 estimated that the population was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress For Democratic Change
Congress for Democratic Change (abbreviated CDC) is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's 2005 presidential campaign. History In the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3% of the vote. He was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Unity Party in the 8 November run-off election, winning 40.6% of the vote compared to Johnson-Sirleaf's 59.4%. In the 2017 presidential election, the party was the largest component of the Coalition for Democratic Change, and won the presidency under Weah. The party won 3 seats in the Senate and 15 in the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c .... Electoral history Presidential elections House of Representatives elections Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalition For Democratic Change
The Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is a political alliance in Liberia. History The alliance was formed in January 2017 to contest the 2017 general elections, bringing together the Congress for Democratic Change, National Patriotic Party and the Liberia People's Democratic Party. GNN Liberia, 22 January 2017 It nominated George Weah
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served a ... , lea ...
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Morais T
Morais or Moraes (the latter is an archaic spelling in Portugal, but contemporary in Brazil and India — or for both variants) is a Portuguese surname. The link between Morais/Moraes and the Spanish surname Morales is controversial. Notable people with the name include: Moraes *Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician *Adriano Moraes (bull rider) (born 1970), Brazilian rodeo performer *Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968), Brazilian jurist *Alinne Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian actress *Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014), Brazilian businessman and billionaire *Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer * Cícero Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian 3D designer *Claude Moraes (born 1965), British politician *Dom Moraes (1938–2004), Indian writer and poet *Drica Moraes (born 1969), Brazilian actress *Ederson Moraes (born 1993), Brazilian footballer *Francisco de Moraes (c. 1500 – 1572), Portuguese writer *Frank Moraes (1907–197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Boley
Dr.George Eutychianus Saigbe Boley (born 7 December 1949) is a Liberian politician and former warlord. He is a member of the Krahn ethnic group. Boley was a junior minister in the administration of President William Tolbert, but was briefly jailed for his associations with opposition groups. He was released on the morning of the 1980 military coup that brought Samuel Doe to power. Boley later became Minister of Presidential Affairs and Minister of Education under President Doe. After Doe's murder in September 1990, he went into exile in the United States, but was deported by the US government in 2012 after being accused of committing atrocities during the civil war including commanding armed child soldiers. He returned to Liberia and took over the leadership of the Liberia Peace Council (LPC), a rebel group that participated in the Liberian Civil War. Boley participated in the country's first post-war presidential election, held on 19 July 1997. Representing the National D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Transitional Legislative Assembly Of Liberia
The National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) was Liberia's legislative body during the country's transition from civil war to democratic rule (October 2003–January 2006). Background The NTLA was created as part of an August 2003 peace agreement that ended a civil war between government forces of President Charles Taylor and two rebel groups - Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL). It also called for the creation of a broad-based transitional government that would rule for two years, ending with the holding of elections in October 2005 and the installation of a democratically elected government by January 2006. Composition The NTLA replaced the bicameral Legislature, which was elected in 1997. It consisted of 76 appointed members representing the Taylor government, rebel groups, political parties, and civil society. The distribution of seats among these groups is as follows: Note: Civil Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dweh
George Dweh (March 6, 1961April 4, 2020) was a Liberian politician, Warlord and a member of the ethnic Krahn group who formerly operated in the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, LURD and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia, MODEL faction groups. He is also a cousin of the former president Samuel K. Doe, a Krahn who seized power in a 1980 coup d'etat, coup. Despite widespread resistance to his appointment amidst allegations of his involvement in numerous massacres, Dweh served as Speaker of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly of Liberia (NTLA) from October 2003 to 14 March 2005, when he was suspended from the body after being accused of financial mismanagement and corruption. Dweh has six children: Georgetta, George, George, Georgina, George, Jr., and Georgecee Dweh. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland County
Maryland County is a county in the southeastern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has two districts. Harper serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring . As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 136,404, making it the seventh most populous county in Liberia. Named after the State of Maryland in the United States, it was an independent country as the Republic of Maryland from 1854 until it joined Liberia in 1857. The most populous city in the county is Pleebo, with 22,963 residents, while Maryland's County Superintendent is Nazarine Tubman. The county is bordered by Grand Kru County to the west and River Gee County to the north. The eastern part of Maryland borders the nation of Ivory Coast (''Côte d'Ivoire''), separated by the Cavalla River. History Maryland was first established as a colony of the Maryland State Colonization Society in 1834, but was not granted independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Doe
Samuel Kanyon Doe (6 May 1951 – 9 September 1990) was a Liberian politician who served as the 21st president of Liberia from 1980 to 1990. Doe ruled Liberia as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council (PRC) from 1980 to 1984 and then as president from 1985 to 1990. Doe was a master sergeant in the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) when he staged the violent 1980 coup d'état that overthrew President William Tolbert and the True Whig Party, becoming the first non-Americo-Liberian leader of Liberia and ending 133 years of Americo-Liberian rule. Doe suspended the Constitution of Liberia, assumed the rank of general, and established the PRC as a provisional military government with himself as ''de facto'' head of state. Doe dissolved the PRC in 1984, and attempted to legitimize his regime with a new constitution and being elected president in the 1985 general election, which he won despite evidence of election fraud. Doe opened Liberian ports to Canadian, Chinese and Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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