Events in the year 1980 in Liberia.
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Incumbents
edit- President
- William Tolbert (until April 12)[1]
- Samuel Doe (from April 14, as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council)[1]
- Vice President
- Bennie Dee Warner (until April 12)[1]
- Thomas Weh Syen (from April 14, as Co-Chairman of the People's Redemption Council)[1]
- Chief Justice
- James A. A. Pierre (until April 12)[1]
- Emmanuel Gbalazeh (after April 14)[2]
Events
edit- January 8 – The Progressive People's Party is registered.[3]
- March 10 – George Boley is arrested on charges of treason and sedition.[4]
- March 28 – The oppositional Progressive People's Party is banned by an act of the Legislature of Liberia.[3]
- March 31 – Liberia establishes diplomatic ties with Ecuador.[5]
- April 12 – 1980 Liberian coup d'état
- President William Tolbert is assassinated following an attack led by seventeen members of the Armed Forces of Liberia on the Executive Mansion.[1]
- The Liberian Constitution of 1847 is suspended.[6]
- George Boley is released from prison.[4]
- April 14 – The People's Redemption Council is established, with Samuel Doe as its chairman, and head of state of Liberia.[1]
- April 22 – The Doe regime executes five of President Tolbert's cabinet ministers and eight former Liberian officials by firing squad.[1][7]
- April 30 – Former Vice President Bennie Dee Warner announces the formation of a government-in-exile in Ivory Coast with the intention of overthrowing the Doe regime.[8]
- August 26 – Doe leaves to visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in his first international visit since his taking power.[9]
- Full date unknown
- Matilda Newport Day is abolished.[10]
- Liberia establishes formal diplomatic relations with Libya.[11]
Births
edit- May 22 – Eddie Watson, Liberian-born Ghanaian actor[12]
Deaths
edit- April 12 – William Tolbert, President of Liberia, in Monrovia (b. 1913)[1]
- April 22 – Thirteen officials executed by the Doe Regime, including:
- Cyril Bright, former Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs[13]
- Joseph J. Chesson, Minister of Justice[13]
- Cecil Dennis, Secretary of State (b. 1931)[13]
- Richard A. Henries, Speaker of the House of Representatives (b. 1908)[13]
- Charles T. O. King, Deputy Minister for Agriculture[13]
- David Franklin Neal, former Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs[13]
- P. Clarence Parker II, Chairman of the National Investment Council and Treasurer of the True Whig Party[13]
- James T. Phillips, former Minister of Finance and former Minister of Agriculture[13]
- James A. A. Pierre, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (b. 1908)[13]
- John W. Sherman, Assistant Minister of Commerce and Trade[13]
- Frank J. Stewart Sr., Director of the Budget[13]
- Frank E. Tolbert, President Pro-Tempore of the Senate (b. 1910)[13]
- E. Reginald Townsend, Chairman of the True Whig Party (b. 1917)[13]
- November 10 – Momolu Dukuly, former Secretary of State, in Monrovia (b. 1903)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 143. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ a b Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. xxxi. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ a b Ungar, Sanford J. (June 1981). "Liberia". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Diplomatic relations between Ecuador and Liberia as of 31 Mar. 1980". United Nations Digital Library. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Liberia's Constitution of 1986" (PDF). Constitute Project. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Dash, Leon (April 23, 1980). "Liberian Soldiers Taunt, Shoot 13 Former Leaders". The Washington Post.
- ^ Methodists Prepare to Quit Liberia As Their Bishop Challenges Regime New York Times May 1, 1980
- ^ "Liberia Strongman On Visit to Ethiopia". The Miami Herald. August 14, 1981. p. 143. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 231. ISBN 9781461659310.
- ^ "Eddie Watson". ibakatv. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Dash, Leon (April 14, 2022). "Tolbert family calls for decent burial". The New Dawn.
- ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 116. ISBN 9781461659310.