President of Liberia - List of Presidents of Liberia

List of Presidents of Liberia

Parties

Independent Republican Party True Whig Party National Democratic Party National Patriotic Party Unity Party

No. President
 Took office Left office Party Term Vice President
1 Joseph Jenkins Roberts
 01848-01-03January 3, 1848 01856-01-07January 7, 1856 Independent 1.
 Nathaniel Brander
2.
 Anthony D. Williams
3.
4.
 Stephen Allen Benson
2 Stephen Allen Benson
 01856-01-07January 7, 1856 01864-01-04January 4, 1864 Independent 5.
 Beverly Page Yates
6.
7.
 Daniel Bashiel Warner
8.
3 Daniel Bashiel Warner
 01864-01-04January 4, 1864 01868-01-06January 6, 1868 Republican Party 9.
 James M. Priest
10.
4 James Spriggs Payne
 01868-01-06January 6, 1868 01870-01-03January 3, 1870 Republican Party 11.
 Joseph Gibson
5 Edward James Roye
 01870-01-03January 3, 1870 01871-10-26October 26, 1871 True Whig Party 12.
 James Skivring Smith
6 James Skivring Smith
 01871-10-26October 26, 1871 01872-01-01January 1, 1872 True Whig Party Vacant
7 Joseph Jenkins Roberts
 01872-01-01January 1, 1872 01876-01-03January 3, 1876 Republican Party 13.
 Anthony W. Gardiner
14.
8 James Spriggs Payne
 01876-01-03January 3, 1876 01878-01-07January 7, 1878 Republican Party 15.
 Charles Harmon
9 Anthony W. Gardiner
 01878-01-07January 7, 1878 01883-01-20January 20, 1883 True Whig Party 16.
 Alfred Francis Russell
17.
18.
10 Alfred Francis Russell
 01883-01-20January 20, 1883 01884-01-07January 7, 1884 True Whig Party Vacant
11 Hilary R. W. Johnson
 01884-01-07January 7, 1884 01892-01-04January 4, 1892 True Whig Party 19.
 James Thompson
20.
21.
22.
12 Joseph James Cheeseman
 01892-01-04January 4, 1892 01896-11-12November 12, 1896 True Whig Party 23.
 [William D. Coleman
24.
25.
13 William D. Coleman
 01896-11-12November 12, 1896 01900-12-11December 11, 1900 True Whig Party Vacant
26.
 Joseph J. Ross
27.
Vacant
14 Garretson W. Gibson
 01900-12-11December 11, 1900 01904-01-04January 4, 1904 True Whig Party
28.
 Joseph D. Summerville
15 Arthur Barclay
 01904-01-04January 4, 1904 01912-01-01January 1, 1912 True Whig Party 29.
Vacant
30.
 J. J. Dossen
31.
16 Daniel Edward Howard
 01912-01-01January 1, 1912 01920-01-05January 5, 1920 True Whig Party 32.
 Samuel George Harmon
33.
17 Charles D. B. King
 01920-01-05January 5, 1920 01930-12-03December 3, 1930 True Whig Party 34.
 Samuel Alfred Ross
35.
 Henry Too Wesley
36.
 Allen Yancy
18 Edwin Barclay
 01930-12-03December 3, 1930 01944-01-03January 3, 1944 True Whig Party James Skivring Smith, Jr.
37.
38.
19 William Tubman
 01944-01-03January 3, 1944 01971-07-23July 23, 1971 True Whig Party 39.
 Clarence Lorenzo Simpson
40.
 William R. Tolbert, Jr.
41.
42.
43.
44.
20 William R. Tolbert, Jr.
 01971-07-23July 23, 1971 01980-04-12April 12, 1980 True Whig Party Vacant
45.
James Edward Greene
46.
Vacant
Bennie Dee Warner
Vacant 01980-04-12April 12, 1980 01986-01-06January 6, 1986
21 Samuel Doe
 01986-01-06January 6, 1986 01990-09-09September 9, 1990 National Democratic Party 47.
 Harry Moniba
Vacant 01990-09-09September 9, 1990 01997-08-02August 2, 1997
22 Charles Taylor
 01997-08-02August 2, 1997 02003-08-11August 11, 2003 National Patriotic Party 48.
 Enoch Dogolea
Vacant
Moses Blah
23 Moses Blah
 02003-08-11August 11, 2003 02003-10-24October 24, 2003 National Patriotic Party Vacant
Vacant 02003-10-24October 24, 2003 02006-01-16January 16, 2006
24 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
 02006-01-16January 16, 2006 Incumbent Unity Party 49.
 Joseph Boakai
50.
  • Left office early:
Assassinated in a coup d'etat.
Died in office of natural causes.
Resigned.

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