Events in the year 2016 in

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 ...

Incumbents

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. Sirleaf was born in Mon ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

Joseph Boakai Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture from 1983 to ...

* Chief Justice: Francis S. Korkpor, Sr.

Events

* January 14 – Liberia is declared by the

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...

to be Ebola-free, and as such, the epidemic in Liberia is declared to be over. * January 31 – The body of former managing director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company Harry Greaves is found on the beach near the

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in Monrovia without an apparent cause of death. By August, American investigators would conclude that Greaves' death was caused by accidental drowning. * March 31 – A woman dies in Monrovia of Ebola after the WHO's January declaration of Liberia being Ebola-free. * April 28 –

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 ...

announces his candidacy for the 2017 Liberian presidential election at a rally in Monrovia. * June 4 – The 49th ECOWAS heads of state meeting opens in

Dakar, Senegal Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 20 ...

, which appoints President Sirleaf as the first female ECOWAS Chair. * June 6 – President Sirleaf visits Israeli President

Reuven Rivlin Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin ( he, רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין ; born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the tenth president of Israel between 2014 and 2021. He is a member of the Likud party. Riv ...

while visiting the country to receive an honorary degree from the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Is ...

. * June 9 – The WHO announces the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. * June 23 – United States Ambassador Christine A. Elder presents her letter of credence to President Sirleaf. * June 27 – President Sirleaf receives United States First Lady

Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married t ...

at the

Roberts International Airport Roberts International Airport , informally also known as ''Robertsfield'', is an international airport in the West African nation of Liberia. Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about outside of t ...

. * June 28 – Liberia establishes bilateral relations with

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. * July 24 – Madam Klayonoh Bleaorplue, who was allegedly born in 1863, is decorated with honours by President Sirleaf. * July 26 – Dr.

Dougbeh Chris Nyan Dougbeh Chris Nyan is a Liberian medical doctor, a biomedical research scientist, social activist and inventor. He specializes in infectious disease research. Education Nyan studied chemistry and zoology at the College of Science and Technolo ...

serves as national Independence Day orator. * August 12 – Liberia establishes diplomatic relations with

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. * November 21 – Former First Lady Nancy Doe files suit against the Liberian government in the

ECOWAS Court The ECOWAS Court of Justice is an organ of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional integration community of 15 member states in Western Africa. It was created pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6 and 15 of the Revise ...

for alleged violation of her property rights. * December 29 – The

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 ...

is certified by the National Elections Commission, initially consisting of the

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 ...

, the

Liberia People's Democratic Party The People's Democratic Party of Liberia (PDPL) is a political party in Liberia. It participated in the 1997 elections and fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections as part of the four-party Coalition for the Transformation of Liberia ( ...

, and the

National Patriotic Party The National Patriotic Party (NPP) is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War. History The party contested the 1997 general el ...

Deaths

* January 30 –

Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Jr. Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Jr. (1933-2016) was a Liberian jurist and politician. He served as Associate justice, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Attorney general, Attorney General, and Minister of Justice of Liberia serving under both Presid ...

, former Minister of Justice and Associate Justice of Supreme Court, in Brewerville (b. 1933) * August 9 –

Nathaniel Williams Nathaniel Williams (born 1656 or 1657 – c.1679) was a Welsh writer. Life Nathaniel Williams was the son of Thomas Williams, from Swansea in South Wales. He studied at the University of Oxford, matriculating as a member of Jesus College in ...

, former River Gee County Senator, in Monrovia

References

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