1981 in Liberia
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Events in the year 1981 in Liberia.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the People's Redemption Council: Samuel Doe
- Co-Chairman of the People's Redemption Council
- Thomas Weh Syen (until August 14)[1]
- Nicholas Podier (after August 14)[2]
- Chief Justice: Emmanuel Gbalazeh
Events
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- April 12
- The first National Redemption Day is celebrated, with Foreign Minister Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh giving a speech celebrating the anniversary of the 1980 coup.[3]
- The National Constitution Drafting Commission is formed, chaired by Amos Sawyer, with the goal of producing a new constitution.[4]
- August 11 – United States Ambassador to Liberia William L. Swing presents his credentials to Chairman Doe.[5]
- August 14 – Thomas Weh Syen and four other members of the People's Redemption Council are executed by firing squad for an attempted coup.[1]
- Full date unknown
- September – Chea Cheapoo is relieved of his position as Minister of Justice.[6]
- The Daily Observer begins publication.[7]
- Liberia expels its Libyan diplomats.[8]
- Liberia's first ambassador to the People's Republic of China, John Daniel Cox, retires.[9]
Births
- February 3 – Raj Panjabi, American physician and government official, in Monrovia[10]
- December 6 – Kimmie Weeks, human rights activist[11]
Deaths
- August 14 – Thomas Weh Syen, Co-Chairman of the People's Redemption Council, executed by firing squad[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Liberians execute 5 for coup plot". The Parsons Sun. August 14, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Annual Report of the Ministry of National Defense to the Co-Chairman and Members of the People's Redemption Council. 1981. p. 53.
- ^ Hogan, Edmund (2021). Liberia's First Civil War. Taylor & Francis.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 241. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ "Department History - William Lacy Swing (1934–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 66. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 249. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 232. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 92. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ "No One Should Die Because They Live Too Far From A Doctor". The Logical Indian. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Biography of Kimmie WEEKS". African Success. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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