Ruler · 1951 – 1990

Samuel Doe

Lived 1951 – 1990; politician, military officer. President of Liberia (Liberia), 1986 – 1990.

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Lived: 1951 – 1990; 39 years
In office: 4 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Liberia
Left it: killed in office; Wikidata's manner of death

President of Liberia

Liberia · the 24th of 35 dated reigns · 1848 – 2024

20 before

Edwin Barclay1930 – 1944

William Tubman1944 – 1971

William Tolbert1971 – 1980

Samuel Doe1986 – 1990

David Nimley1990

Amos Sawyer1990 – 1994

David D. Kpormakpor1994 – 1995

8 after

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

Reigned 1986 – 1990 · 4 years · came to it aged 35

Came to it: elected
Left it: killed in officeWikidata's manner of death: extra-judicial killing; torture murder

On 26 July 1984, Doe was elected President of the Interim National Assembly.

After 12 hours of torture at Johnson's hands, Doe was murdered.

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