Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) Term: August 2003 – January 2006 After Charles Taylor left Liberia for Nigeria in 2003, the nation was under the temporary leadership of his Vice President, Moses Blah. During this time, representatives of the government of Liberia, the various warring factions and ECOWAS were meeting in […]
Acting President Term: August 2003 – October 2003 Moses Blah was born in Toweh Town, Nimba County on April 18, 1947 and was from the Gio tribe. His secondary schooling was at the Tapeta Public School and he furthered his education in Hamburg, Germany and Tajura, Libya. He joined Charles Taylor and trained in guerilla […]
Chairman, Council of State of the Liberian National Transitional Government III (LNTG III) Term: September 1996 – August 1997 In a meeting headed by Nigerian President Sani Abacha and attended by other West African leaders and Liberian warlords, Ruth Perry was selected as interim leader on August 18, 1996 in Abuja, Nigeria. The Abuja Accord […]
Chairman, Council of State of the Liberian National Transitional Government II (LNTG II) Term: September 1995 – September 1996 Wilton Sengbe Sankawulo was born on July 26, 1937 in Haindi, Bong County to parents Dougba and Naisua Sankawulo. His early education was at the Lutheran Mission in Kpalopele, Bong County. He embraced Christianity and attended […]
Chairman, Council of State of the Liberian National Transitional Government I (LNTG I) Term: May 1994 – September 1995 Professor David Duwor Kpomakpor was born on September 28, 1935 in Klay Township, Bomi County. He was the first educated person in his family, schooled at Klay Baptist Mission and Lott Cary Mission Schools. A Mississippi […]
President, Interim Government of National Unity (IGNU) Term: November 1990 – May 1994 Amos Claudius Sawyer was born in Greenville, Sinoe County on June 15, 1945. His early education was through public schools in Maryland County. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Government from the University of Liberia in 1966, a Masters […]