Ruler · 1939 – 2017

Ruth Perry

Lived 1939 – 2017; politician. President of Liberia (Liberia), 1996 – 1997.

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Lived: 1939 – 2017; 78 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Liberia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Liberia

Liberia · the 29th of 35 dated reigns · 1848 – 2024

25 before

Amos Sawyer1990 – 1994

David D. Kpormakpor1994 – 1995

Wilton G. S. Sankawulo1995 – 1996

Ruth Perry1996 – 1997

Charles Taylor1997 – 2003

Moses Blah2003

Gyude Bryant2003 – 2006

3 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1996 – 1997 · 1 year · came to it aged 57

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1997; they died in 2017

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