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List Of Liberians
B * Nathaniel Barnes (born 1954), politician * Joseph Bartuah, journalist * Martha Sandolo Belleh * Moses Zeh Blah * John Bernard Blamo * Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 1944), Vice President of Liberia * Angie Elisabeth Brooks * Charles Walker Brumskine * Gyude Bryant C * Monie Captan * Alvin Chea * Chea Cheapoo * Sekou Damate Conneh * Al-Hassan Conteh * Helene Cooper, journalist * Alexander B Cummings Jr. * Rennie Curran D * Roland Tombekai Dempster, writer * Charles Cecil Dennis * Roland Diggs * Alvin Swen Dixon (born 1993), international footballer * Nancy Doe * Samuel Kanyon Doe * Enoch Dogolea * Abdullah Dukuly * Momolu Dukuly * Cheryl Dunye E * Ernest Eastman F * Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh * Michael Kpakala Francis * Comfort Freeman G * James Edward Greene * Joseph Rudolph Grimes (1923-2007), lawyer and statesman H * Musue Noha Haddad * Tamba Hali (born 1983), American football linebacker * Sumowood Harris *Othello Hunter (born 1986), basketball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of . English is the official language, but over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born black people who faced social and legal oppression in the U.S., along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. Gradually developing an Americo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander B Cummings Jr
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kpakala Francis
Michael Kpakala Francis (born 12 February 1936 – 19 May 2013) was a Liberian prelate of the Catholic Church who led the Apostolic Vicariate of Monrovia from 1976 to 1981 and then served as the first Archbishop of the newly established Archdiocese of Monrovia from 1981 to 2011. Biography Michael Kpakala Francis was born on 12 February 1936 in Kakata District, Liberia. He was ordained a priest on 4 August 1963. On 28 October 1976, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Ausuccura and Apostolic Vicar of Monrovia. He received his episcopal consecration on 19 December 1976 from his predecessor, Francis Carroll. On 19 December 1981, Pope John Paul appointed him the first Archbishop of the newly created Archdiocese of Monrovia. He suffered a stroke in 2004 that left him paralyzed and unable to speak, using a wheelchair to move. Andrew J. Karnley was named apostolic administrator to help manage the affairs of the Archdiocese. Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh
Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh, Jr. (born July 16, 1949) is a Liberian politician and diplomat. He most recently served in the Liberian Government as National Security Advisor in the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf administration. Immediately previous to his appointment as National Security Advisor, he served as Advisor on International Affairs in the same government. He served as Foreign Minister from 1981 to 1983 under President Samuel Doe. Fahnbulleh's father, H. Boimah Fahnbulleh, Sr, was also prominent in Liberian society; in Fahnbulleh Jr's words, Fahnbulleh Sr was "killed while striving for socio-economic justice". In 1968, Fahnbulleh Sr was convicted of treason based on his alleged writing of letters to other countries' ambassadors asking for help in a conspiracy to overthrow the existing Liberian government. According to the prosecution, he had been plotting since 1956; a major portion of the prosecution's case consisted of alleging that Fahnbulleh had criticised the Liberian government i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Eastman
Theophilus Ernest Eastman (normally written as T. Ernest or Ernest) (March 27, 1927 – February 28, 2011) was a Liberian diplomat, statesman and politician. A leading member of the young and dynamic foreign policy team at the Department of State in the 1960s during the Tubman administration, he was a major architect of President Tubman's extensive involvement in Pan-African politics, serving first as Director of the Africa-Asia Bureau and then as Under-Secretary of State."Ernest Eastman is Dead". ''Daily Observer'' 2011-03-01: 1/10. In 1972, President Tolbert appointed him Ambassador to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, resident in Nairobi, Kenya. He later served, from 1978 to 1983, as the second Secretary-General of the Mano River Union. From 1983 to 1986, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs under dictator Samuel Doe, succeeding Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh and preceding John Bernard Blamo. President Charles Ghankay Taylor later appointed him to be the Minister of State for Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye (; born May 13, 1966) is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first out black lesbian to ever direct a feature film with her 1996 film ''The Watermelon Woman.'' She runs the production company Jingletown Films based in Oakland California. Early life Dunye was born in Monrovia, Liberia and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She first attended Michigan State University where she was in the political theory program due to her desire to make a change and have an impact on the world. When she realized she could use media as a tool in her political activism, she ended up in the filmmaking program at Temple University in Philadelphia. She received her BA from Temple and her MFA from Rutgers' Mason Gross School of Art. While at Temple University, Dunye made her first ever video project for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momolu Dukuly
Momolu Dukuly (1903 – 1980) was a politician in Liberia. He was the second foreign minister under William V.S. Tubman (Dukuly replaced Gabriel Lafayette Dennis, who died in office in 1954). Dukuly was the first "Native" Liberian to be appointed foreign minister. Dukuly was of Mandingo descent. He was a Muslim in his early life. He, however, left Islam and embraced Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ... before he became foreign minister. He was preceded by Gabriel Lafayette Dennis and was succeeded by J. Rudolph Grimes. References External linksPhoto 1903 births 1980 deaths Foreign Ministers of Liberia Liberian Christians Converts to Protestantism from Islam Liberian former Muslims Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Dukuly
Abdullah Dukuly (also known as Abdulai Dukuly and Abdoulaye W. Dukule) is a Liberian journalist and news editor, formerly of '' The News'', a Monrovia-based daily publication. Arrest Dukuly was arrested along with fellow editors Joseph Bartuah, Jerome Dalieh, and journalist Bobby Tapson on 21 February 2001 after ''The News'' reported the government of Charles Taylor paid 50,000 United States dollar The United States dollar ( symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the officia ...s to fix helicopters rather than pay civil servants. References External links * Abdoulaye W. Dukule"Men and Women of the Liberian Press: War Heroes" The Perspective, 30 July 2002 Inter Press Service News Agency, 6 October 2003 * by Abdullah Dukuly"LIBERIA: Before UN Sanctions Are Lifted, a Timber Industry Clean-Up" Inter Press Serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoch Dogolea
Enoch Dogolea (1951 – 24 June 2000) was a Liberian politician. He was Charles Taylor's deputy for most of the First Liberian Civil War and then, following Taylor's election as president, served as the country's 27th vice president from 1997 until his death in 2000. He died after falling into a coma in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ..., where he had been taken a week before due to illness, according to the government. Taylor ordered an autopsy to counter rumors that Dogolea was killed. Associated Press (''IOL'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Kanyon 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 Liberian coup d'état, 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 History_of_Liberia#Americo-Liberian_rule_(1847–1980), Americo-Liberian rule. Doe suspended the Constitution of Liberia, assumed the rank of General officer, general, and established the PRC as a Provisional government, 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 Liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Swen Dixon
Alvin Dixon (born March 15, 1993) is a Liberian international defender who formerly played for Lao Toyota FC. He played for LISCR FC in 2011 before moving to Israelis side Hapoel Nazareth Illit and later 2014 moved to Asia where he is one of the best defenders in Lao top league for the two half (2\1)seasons. During the 2014 season, Dixon displayed quality with Lane Xang United FC as center back, the season created path for him to sign with Lao Toyota FC. Club career Dixon started his youth football with Telecom FC and later joined LPRC Oilers; he was one of the fastest defenders during his days at both clubs. In 2011 he got called to the Liberian national Under-20 national team, signed with LISCR FC in the Liberia top flight and went on to win the championship also appeared in the Confederation of African Football champions League (CAF champions League). In 2012 the center defender Alvin Dixon rejoined his former club LISCR FC in Liberia after playing half season for Hapoel Naz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Diggs
Roland J. Diggs was a Liberian Lutheran bishop. He was elected as Vice President in August 1990 to the interim administration of Amos Sawyer Amos Claudius Sawyer (15 June 1945 – 16 February 2022) was a Liberian politician and academic who served as interim president of Liberia from 22 November 1990 to 7 March 1994. He was voted into office by 35 leaders representing seven political .... He stepped down to concentrate on religious issues and was succeeded in April 1991 by Peter Naigow. References Americo-Liberian people Year of birth missing (living people) Vice presidents of Liberia Liberian Lutheran clergy Lutheran bishops in Africa Liberian bishops {{Liberia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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