Ruler · 1895 – 1971

William Tubman

Lived 1895 – 1971; politician. President of Liberia (Liberia), 1944 – 1971.

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Lived: 1895 – 1971; 76 years
In office: 27 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Liberia
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

President of Liberia

Liberia · the 22nd of 35 dated reigns · 1848 – 2024

18 before

Daniel Edward Howard1912 – 1920

Charles D. B. King1920 – 1930

Edwin Barclay1930 – 1944

William Tubman1944 – 1971

William Tolbert1971 – 1980

Samuel Doe1986 – 1990

David Nimley1990

10 after

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

Reigned 1944 – 1971 · 27 years · came to it aged 49

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1971, the year they died

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