Presidents of Liberia

Presidency/Terms Born Died Ethnicity/Tribe County of Origin Political Party Profession
Joseph Jenkins Roberts 1st: 1848 – 1856

1848 – 1850
1850 – 1852
1852 – 1854
1854 – 1856

 Mar 15, 1809;
Petersburg,
Virginia, USA		 Dec. 1, 1880;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Liberian Party Merchant/Trader
Stephen Allen Benson 2nd: 1856 – 1864

1856 – 1858
1858 – 1860
1860 – 1862
1862 – 1864

 Mar 1816;
Cambridge,
Maryland, USA		 January 24, 1865;
Grand Bassa, Liberia		 Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Grand Bassa True Liberian Party Merchant, Preacher
Daniel Bashiel Warner 3rd: 1864 – 1868

1864 – 1866
1866 – 1868

 Apr 19, 1815;
Baltimore County,
Maryland, USA		 Nov. 30, 1880 (Dec 1?) Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Liberian Party

(became the Republican Party in 1867)

 Merchant, Minister, Farmer
James Spriggs Payne 4th: 1868 – 1870 December 15, 1819 (1820?);
Richmond,
Virginia, USA		 Jan 31, 1882 Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado Republican Party Minister
Edward James Roye 5th: 1870 – 1871 Feb 3, 1815;
Newark,
Ohio, USA		 February 11 (12?) 1872;
Monrovia,
Liberia		 Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Merchant
James Skivring Smith 6th: 1871 – 1872 February 26, 1825;
Charleston,
South Carolina, USA		 1892; Buchanan
Liberia		 Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Grand Bassa True Whig Party Medical Doctor
Joseph Jenkins Roberts 7th: 1872 – 1876

1872 – 1874
1874 – 1876

 Mar 15, 1809;
Petersburg,
Virginia, USA		 Dec. 1, 1880;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado Republican Party Merchant/Trader
James Spriggs Payne 8th: 1876 – 1878 December 15, 1819 (1820?);
Richmond,
Virginia, USA		 Jan 31, 1882 Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado Republican Party Minister
Anthony William Gardner 9th: 1878 – 1883

1878 – 1880
1880 – 1882
1882 – 1883

 Jan 24, 1820;
Southampton County,
Virginia, USA		 Early 1885, Liberia Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Grand Bassa True Whig Party Lawyer
Alfred Frances Russell 10th: 1883 – 1884 1817?, Lexington, Kentucky;
USA		 Apr 4, 1884,
Liberia		 White;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Minister
Hilary Richard Wright Johnson 11th: 1884 – 1892

1884 – 1886
1886 – 1888
1888 – 1890
1890 – 1892

 June 1, 1837
Monrovia, Liberia		 Febr 28, 1901
Liberia		 Mulatto;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Journalist,
Professor
Joseph James Cheeseman 12th: 1892 – 1896

1892 – 1894
1894 – 1896
1896 – died in office on Nov 12, 1896

 March 7, 1843,
Edina,
Grand Bassa County,
Liberia		 November 12, 1896,
Monrovia, Liberia		 Mullato;
Americo-Liberian		 Grand Bassa True Whig Party Minister, Merchant
William David Coleman 13th: 1896 – 1900

1896 – 1898
1898 – 1900
1900 – Resigned on Dec 10, 1900

July 18, 1842,
Fayette County,
Kentucky, USA 		July 12, 1908;
Clay-Ashland, Liberia		 Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Merchant
Garretson Wilmot Gibson 14th: 1900 – 1904

1900 – 1902
1902 – 1904

 May 20, 1832;
Maryland, USA		 July 9, 1935;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Americo-Liberian Montserrado True Whig Party Priest, Professor
President Arthur BarclayArthur Barclay 15th: 1904 – 1912

1904 – 1906
1906 – 1908
1908 – 1912

 July 31, 1854;
Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies		 July 10, 1938;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Black, Americo-Liberian Montserrado True Whig Party Lawyer
Daniel Edward Howard 16th: 1912 – 1920

1912 – 1916
1916 – 1920

 August 1, 1861;
Buchanan, Grand Bassa County		 July 9, 1935;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Management

Charles Dunbar Burgess King		 17th: 1920 – 1930

1920 – 1924
1924 – 1928
1928 – 1930

March 12, 1871, Monrovia, Liberia September 4, 1961, Monrovia, Liberia Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Lawyer

Edwin James Barclay

 18th: 1930 – 1944

1930 – 1932
1932 – 1936
1936 – 1944

 January 5, 1882, Brewerville, Montserrado County, Liberia November 6, 1955, Liberia Black;
Americo-Liberian		 Montserrado True Whig Party Lawyer
William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman 19th: 1944 – 1971

1944 – 1952;
1952 – 1956;
1956 – 1960;
1960 – 1964;
1964 – 1968;
1968 – 1971;

 Nov 29, 1895;
Harper, Maryland County, Liberia		 July 23, 1971, London, England Black, Americo-Liberian
(Congo)		 Maryland True Whig Party Lawyer
William Richard Tolbert 20th: 1971 – 1980

1971 – 1975
1975 – 1980

May 13, 1913;
Bensonville,
Montserrado County, Liberia		 April 12, 1980;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Black,
Congo		 Montserrado True Whig Party Minister of the Gospel
Samuel Kanyon Doe 21st: 1980 – 1990

1980 – 1985
1985 – 1990

May 6, 1950 (or 1951);
Tuzon,
Grand Gedeh County, Liberia		 September 9, 1990;
Monrovia, Liberia		 Black,
Krahn		 Grand Gedeh National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL) Military
Charles Ghankay Taylor 22nd: 1997 – 2003 Jan 28, 1948;
Arthington,
Montserrado County, Liberia		 N/A Black;
Congo		 Montserrado National Patriotic Party (NPP) Civil Servant
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 23rd: 2006 – 2018

2006 – 2012
2012 – 2018

 Oct 29 1938;
Monrovia, Liberia		 N/A Mixed Race, Gola Montserrado Unity Party (UP) Finance/Banking
George Manneh Weah 24th: 2018 – 2024 Oct 1, 1966; Monrovia, Liberia N/A Black;
Kru		 Montserrado Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Football (Soccer) Player



Joseph Nyuma Boakai

25: 2024 – Present

 Nov 30, 1944;
Wasonga, Lofa, Liberia		 N/A Black, Kissi Lofa Unity Party (UP) Administration, Government

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