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22 January – Joseph Boakai is inaugurated President of Liberia, succeeding outgoing President George Weah, whom he defeated in the 2023 runoff election. [1]27 March – A court in France sentences the former leader of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison on charges of committing "crimes against humanity."
The 2024 Liberian by-elections were held on April 23, 2024. The by-elections were the result of two vacancies: one in the Senate in Nimba County , the other in the House of Representatives , in Grand Gedeh County's 1st district .
The House is required to notify the National Elections Commission within 30 days of a vacancy due to a representative's death, resignation, incapacity, or expulsion. The NEC then carries out a by-election within 90 days of such notification to fill the vacancy. Representatives elected in a by-election are only elected to serve the remainder of ...
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May 28 – Emma Shannon Walser, first female circuit judge in Liberia (b. 1929) [12] [13] July 9 – Wesley Momo Johnson, Vice-Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006), ambassador, and Olympian, in Montserrado County (b. 1944) [14] November 8 – Willis Forko, Liberian professional footballer (b. 1983) [15]
The candidate with the second-highest number of votes became a Second Category senator, serving an exceptional six-year term, followed by elections in 2011 for a normal nine-year term. Since 2011 elections are staggered whereby each county elects one senator (2011-2020), then another senator three years later (2014-2023) followed by a six-year ...
Visa requirements for Liberian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of Liberia.As of 25 October 2024, Liberian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 51 countries and territories, ranking the Liberian passport 90th in terms of travel freedom (tied with passports from Angola and Vietnam according to the ...