Events in the year 2020 in Liberia.
Incumbents
Events
- March 16 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. The person, a government official, had traveled from Switzerland.[1]
- April 4 – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.[2]
- April 8 – President George Weah declared lock-down measures to take effect on April 10 and last for 3 weeks, including suspension of all non-essential travel and curfews. Schools were closed across the country, and churches, mosques, bars, and beaches in parts of the country.[3][4]
- December 8
- 2020 Liberian constitutional referendum: Voters must decide on two Constitutional amendments: one to shorten the President's term in office, and the other to reverse the ban on dual nationality.[5]
- 2020 Liberian Senate election
- December 28
- The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) calls for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County Senatorial Election.[6]
- The United States extends the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program (LRIF) until December 20, 2021.[7]
Deaths
- June 21
- Bill Horace, former warlord, shot in London, Ontario, Canada[8]
- Joseph Korto, Minister of Education (2006-2010), in Delaware, United States[9]
- July 1 – J. Nagbe Sloh, member of the House of Representatives of Liberia, in Monrovia[10]
- July 8 – Munah Pelham-Youngblood, member of the House of Representatives of Liberia, in Accra, Ghana (b. 1983)[11]
- August 5 – Lahai Gbabye Lansanah, former Bomi County senator (b. 1968)[12]
- September 16 – Chea Cheapoo, Chief Justice (1987), in New Georgia (b. 1942)[13]
- April 4 – George Dweh, politician and warlord, Speaker of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly of Liberia (2003–2005) (b. 1961)[14]
See also
References
- ^ "Liberia Records First Case of Coronavirus; Health Authorities Hold Emergency Meeting". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "National Public Health Institute of Liberia-NPHIL". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Liberia: President Weah Announces 3 Weeks State of Emergency". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Liberia braces for coronavirus with defunct health system". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Liberia votes on Weah plan to cut presidential terms". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AFP. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ Mehnpaine, Tina S. (29 December 2020). "Liberia: CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Wynfred (30 December 2020). "Liberia: U.S. Congress Extends Ded Program for Liberian Immigrants". allAfrica.com. Front Page Africa. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Butler, Colin. "Man gunned down in London, Ont., home invasion linked to Liberian war crimes". CBC. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Liberia: Dr. Joseph Korto, Presidential Candidate in '05, Education Minister is Dead". FrontPage Africa. June 23, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Sonpon, Leroy M. (July 1, 2020). "'Radical Lawmaker', Rep. Jay Nagbe Sloh, Dies". Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Sieh, Rodney. "Liberia: 'A Real Tragedy Has Hit the CDC': Rep Munah.Pelham Youngblood is Dead". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Bomi County Former Senator Lahai Gbabye Lansanah Is Dead". Global News Network Liberia. August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Dodoo, Lennart (September 17, 2020). "Liberia: Chea Cheapoo Sr., Former Supreme Court Chief Justice, Attorney General Dies at 88". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Sendolo, Joaquin M. (April 6, 2020). "George Dweh, Notorious Civil War Actor, Is Dead". Liberian Observer. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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