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Events in the year 2023 in Liberia.

Incumbents

• President: George Weah
• Vice President: Jewel Taylor
• Chief Justice: Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh

Events

• April 28 – Unity Party presidential candidate Joseph Boakai announces Jeremiah Koung as his running mate.
• July 26 – National Traditional Council Chairman Chief Zanzan Karwor serves as National Independence Day orator.
• October 10 – 2023 Liberian general election
• November 14 – Liberians elect their president in a run-off. Incumbent president George Weah runs for re-election.
• November 17 – President Weah concedes the 2023 presidential election.
• December 21 – Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott is convicted of murder.

Sports

• 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Deaths

• 26 June – Florence Chenoweth, former minister of agriculture, in Monrovia (b. 1945)
• 18 July – Hans Barchue, member of the Liberian House of Representatives, in Monrovia
• 8 August – Daniel Naatehn, member of the Liberian Senate, in India
• 24 August – Henry Reed Cooper, former Chief Justice of Liberia, in Monrovia (b. 1940)
• 4 December – Erol Madison Gwion, member of the Liberian House of Representatives (b. 1964)

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Foreign relations of Liberia

References

1. Gailor, Boima A. (May 2, 2023). "As Joseph N. Boakai picked Jeremiah K. Koung, A Confidant Of US-Sanctioned Prince Y. Johnson: What's The Message To Our Ally?". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
2. Karweaye, S. (August 2, 2023). "Liberia: BEWARE of Chief Zanzan Karwor". Liberian Observer. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
3. Fides, Agenzia. "AFRICA/LIBERIA - Election year 2023: On the sidelines of the election campaign, missionaries work in silence - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
4. "Liberia: Weah - I Will Win 2023". allAfrica.com. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
5. "Liberia's leader Weah is facing a tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai". AP News. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
6. Dodoo, Lennart (November 17, 2023). "Pres. Weah Concedes Defeat, Congratulates President-elect Joseph Boakai". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
7. Porkpa, Darlington (22 December 2023). "Liberia: Court convicts ex-chief justice for murder". The Africa Report. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
8. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Road to Cote d'Ivoire 2023 kicks off with Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
9. Doodoo, Lennart (27 June 2023). "Liberia: Former Agriculture Minister Florence Chenoweth Dies At 78". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
10. Worzi, Alvin (18 July 2023). "Liberia: Former Deputy Speaker Barchue Is Dead". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
11. "ALTERNATIVE NATIONAL CONGRESS CHAIRMAN SENATOR DANIEL NAATEHN IS DEAD". Smart News Liberia. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
12. "Liberia: Henry Reed Cooper, Former Chief Justice of Liberia, Dies at 82". Liberian Observer. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
13. "Liberia: 55th Legislature Records 1st Death". Liberian Observer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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