Liberian People's Party

The Liberian People's Party (LPP) is a

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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 ...

. LPP formed in 1983 as the electoral wing of the

Movement for Justice in Africa Movement for Justice in Africa (MOJA) is a pan-African political organization in Liberia, with chapters in Ghana and The Gambia. It was founded in 1973 by Togba Nah Tipoteh, who is currently its president. Liberia Early members include Henr ...

(MOJA), a leftist

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group. Party member

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 ...

served as President of the

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(IGNU) in 1990–94. In

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held on 19 July 1997, the LPP presidential candidate and veteran leader

Togba-Nah Tipoteh Togba-Nah Tipoteh (born 1941) is an economist, educator and politician, having been a presidential candidate in three elections. For more than three decades, he has been actively involved with democratic activities in promotion of human rights, lib ...

won 1.61% of the vote. The party won 1 out of 64 seats in the

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and none in the

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. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and

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 ...

(NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to

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if defeated. In the 11 October 2005

, the Liberian People's Party and the United People's Party participated as part of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy (APD), supporting Togba-Nah Tipoteh for president. In the 2011 presidential and legislative elections, both parties were part of the National Democratic Coalition, backing Dew Mayson for president. In the same elections Togba-Nah Tipoteh ran for the

Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia The Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia (FAPL) is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections. FAPL candidate Margaret Tor-Thompson won 0.9% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any ...

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