2023 in Liberia

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See also:	Other events of 2023; Timeline of Liberian history;

Events in the year 2023 in Liberia.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

April 28 – Unity Party presidential candidate Joseph Boakai announces Jeremiah Koung as his running mate.^[1]
July 26 – National Traditional Council Chairman Chief Zanzan Karwor serves as National Independence Day orator.^[2]
October 10 – 2023 Liberian general election^[3]^[4]
November 14 – Liberians elect their president in a run-off. Incumbent president George Weah runs for re-election.^[5]
November 17 – President Weah concedes the 2023 presidential election.^[6]

Sports[edit]

2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification^[7]

Deaths[edit]

26 June – Florence Chenoweth, former minister of agriculture, in Monrovia (b. 1945)^[8]
18 July – Hans Barchue, member of the Liberian House of Representatives, in Monrovia^[9]
8 August – Daniel Naatehn, member of the Liberian Senate, in India^[10]
24 August – Henry Reed Cooper, former Chief Justice of Liberia, in Monrovia (b. 1940)^[11]
4 December – Erol Madison Gwion, member of the Liberian House of Representatives (b. 1964)^[12]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Karweaye, S. (August 2, 2023). "Liberia: BEWARE of Chief Zanzan Karwor". Liberian Observer. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Liberia: Weah - I Will Win 2023". allAfrica.com. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
^ "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.
^ Dodoo, Lennart (November 17, 2023). "Pres. Weah Concedes Defeat, Congratulates President-elect Joseph Boakai". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Road to Cote d'Ivoire 2023 kicks off with Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
^ Doodoo, Lennart (27 June 2023). "Liberia: Former Agriculture Minister Florence Chenoweth Dies At 78". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ Worzi, Alvin (18 July 2023). "Liberia: Former Deputy Speaker Barchue Is Dead". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "ALTERNATIVE NATIONAL CONGRESS CHAIRMAN SENATOR DANIEL NAATEHN IS DEAD". Smart News Liberia. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Liberia: Henry Reed Cooper, Former Chief Justice of Liberia, Dies at 82". Liberian Observer. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "Liberia: 55th Legislature Records 1st Death". Liberian Observer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[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] Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Road to Cote d'Ivoire 2023 kicks off with Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.

[8] Doodoo, Lennart (27 June 2023). "Liberia: Former Agriculture Minister Florence Chenoweth Dies At 78". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[9] Worzi, Alvin (18 July 2023). "Liberia: Former Deputy Speaker Barchue Is Dead". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[10] "ALTERNATIVE NATIONAL CONGRESS CHAIRMAN SENATOR DANIEL NAATEHN IS DEAD". Smart News Liberia. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[11] "Liberia: Henry Reed Cooper, Former Chief Justice of Liberia, Dies at 82". Liberian Observer. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[12] "Liberia: 55th Legislature Records 1st Death". Liberian Observer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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v t e 2023 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara

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