Thomas Nimene Botoe
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Thomas Nimene Botoe (December 25, 1912 – August 20, 1969) was a
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n politician, Governor of the
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. During the presidency of William V.S. Tubman, he was accused of a role in "The Plot That Failed". Along with Nettie-Sie Brownell, Gbaflen Davies, and S. Raymond Horace, he was charged with
sedition Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or insurrection against, estab ...
and
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, and jailed and tortured.Wreh, Tuan, and William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman. The love of liberty. 1976. He was eventually pardoned by Tubman along with the other leaders and finally exonerated by President William R. Tolbert Jr, in 1974 after Tubman's death. A street named Botoe Avenue in
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was dedicated in his honor.


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1969 deaths 1912 births Liberian politicians Liberian prisoners and detainees Politicians from Monrovia Prisoners and detainees of Liberia Recipients of Liberian presidential pardons 20th-century Liberian politicians {{Liberia-politician-stub