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The president may also grant pardons or revoke sentences and fines. The president conducts all matters of foreign policy, though any treaties or international agreements must be ratified by both houses of the Legislature. Furthermore, the president serves as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia.
Weah was sworn in as president on 22 January 2018, making him the fourth youngest-serving president in Africa, [139] marking Liberia's first democratic transition in 74 years. [140] He cited fighting corruption, reforming the economy, combating illiteracy and improving life conditions as the main targets of his presidency. [140]
Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. [1] He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985.
Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a November election. Boakai, who at age 79 has become the country's oldest president, promised to ...
Boakai, a 78-year-old former vice president of Liberia, won 51% of the votes, after the final results were tallied by the elections commission on Monday. In an address to the nation, Weah said ...
Around 2.4 million voters in Liberia are eligible to cast their ballots on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term after a first six years marked by ...
George Weah was elected as the 25th President of Liberia in 2018, after serving three years in the Senate of Liberia. [5] Weah has two older siblings, George Jr. and Tita. He spent his early life in Brooklyn, Valley Stream, New York, and Pembroke Pines, Florida. Weah is fluent in English and French and enjoys producing trap soul music. [6]
MONROVIA (Reuters) -Liberia's new president, Joseph Boakai, has recovered from an episode of heat exhaustion that caused him to cut short his inauguration speech on Monday and has resumed his ...