2024 in Liberia
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Events in the year 2024 in Liberia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: George Weah (until 22 January); Joseph Boakai onwards
- Vice President: Jewel Taylor (until 22 January); Jeremiah Koung onwards
- Chief Justice: Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh
Events
[edit]- 22 January – Joseph Boakai is inaugurated President of Liberia, succeeding outgoing President George Weah, whom he defeated in the 2023 runoff election.[1]
- 27 March – A court in France sentences the former leader of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison on charges of committing "crimes against humanity."[2]
- 27 March – President Boakai signs an executive order establishing the country's first court dedicated to trying war crimes committed during the Second Liberian Civil War.[3]
- 23 April – By-elections are held in Nimba and Grand Gedeh counties, resulting in the election of the Unity Party's Nya D. Twayen to the Senate and independent Jeremiah Garwo Sokan to the House.[4]
- 28 August – Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott is acquitted for murder.[5]
- 9 September – Forty-seven inmates escape from a maximum security prison in Kakata.[6]
- 17 September – Claude Pivi, a Guinean military officer who escaped in the 2023 Conakry prison raid and is wanted for his role in the suppression of the 2009 Guinean protests, is arrested in Liberia. He is later extradited to Guinea on 19 September.[7]
- 18 December – The building housing the Legislature of Liberia in Monrovia catches fire amid protests caused by plans to remove House of Representatives speaker Jonathan F. Koffa on corruption charges.[8]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[9]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 11 February – Armed Forces Day
- 13 March – Decoration Day
- 15 March – J.J. Roberts' Birthday
- 12 April - Fast and Prayer Day
- 14 May - National Unification Day
- 26 July - Independence Day
- 24 August - Flag Day
- 7 November - Thanksgiving
- 29 November - William V. S. Tubman's Birthday
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 19 February – Johnson Gwaikolo, member of the House of Representatives of Liberia (2018–2024), in Monrovia (b. 1955)[10]
- 27 October – Bennie Dee Warner, vice president (1977–1980)[11]
- 28 November – Prince Johnson, warlord and politician, senator (since 2006), in Montserrado (b. 1952)[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Joseph Boakai: Liberia's new president fails to end inauguration speech". BBC. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "France Court Hands Liberian Rebel Shorter 30-year Sentence". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Kollie Garzeawu, Moses. "Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes court". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Hoffman, Naneka A. (April 29, 2024). "NEC declares Twayen, Sokan winners of by-elections". The New Dawn Liberia. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Koinyeneh, Gerald C. (31 August 2024). "Liberia: Supreme Court Acquits Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and Relatives". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia". Associated Press. September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia". Associated Press. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Liberia's parliament building catches fire as anti-government protests enter a second day". Associated Press. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Liberia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Clayeh, J. H. Webster (March 8, 2024). "Former President Weah Mourns the Passing of Former Representative Johnson Gwaikolo, Describing It as a Loss to Liberia". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Bennie De Warner obituary". 31 October 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Kpadeh Seagbeh, Evelyn (28 November 2024). "Liberian Ex-warlord Prince Johnson Dies Aged 72". Barron's. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
External links
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