The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. This list includes only presidents sworn in after the declaration of independence of Liberia on July 26, 1847. From 1980 to 2006, the presidency was interrupted three times due to a coup d'etat, the Liberian Civil War, and the Second Liberian Civil War. The heads of state of Liberia during these periods are shown on a separate list below the list of presidents. Samuel Doe served as both Head of People's Redemption Council and President of Liberia; he is therefore placed on both lists in his respective roles. Furthermore, both Joseph Jenkins Roberts and James Spriggs-Payne served non-consecutive terms and are each counted twice in the list. Because of this, the list below contains 24 presidencies, but only 22 people.

The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each President.

Presidents of Liberia

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|| January 31848|| January 71856 || none
(Republican policies) || Stephen Allen Benson || January 71856 || January 41864 || none
(Republican policies) || Beverley Yates || January 41864 || January 61868 || Republican Party || James M. Priest || January 61868 || January 31870 || Republican Party || Vacant || January 31870 || October 261871 || True Whig Party || James Skivring Smith || November 41871 || January 11872 || True Whig Party || Anthony W. Gardiner || March 11872 || January 31876 || Republican Party || Anthony W. Gardiner || January 31876 || January 71878 || Republican Party || Vacant || January 71878 || January 201883 || True Whig Party || Alfred Francis Russell || January 201883 || January 71884 || True Whig Party || John Tyler || January 71884 || January 41892 || True Whig Party || Vacant || January 41892 || November 121896 || True Whig Party || William D. Coleman || November 121896 || December 111900 || True Whig Party || J. J. Ross || December 111900 || January 41904 || True Whig Party || Vacant || January 41904 || January 11912 || True Whig Party || J. J. Dossen || January 11912 || January 51920 || True Whig Party || John Breckinridge || January 51920 || December 31930 || True Whig Party || Henry Too Wesley || December 31930 || January 31944 || True Whig Party || Vacant || January 31944 || July 231971 || True Whig Party || Clarence Simpson
William Richard Tolbert, Jr. || July 231971 || April 121980 || True Whig Party || James Edward Greene
Bennie Dee Warner || January 61986 || September 91990 || National Democratic Party of Liberia || Henry Fumba Moniba || August 271997 || August 112003 || National Patriotic Party || Enoch Dogolea
Moses Blah || August 112003 || October 142003 || National Patriotic Party || Vacant || January 162006 || present || Unity Party || Joseph Nyumah Boakai

#	President		Took office	Left office	Party	Vice President(s)

• Left office early:

Assassinated in a coup d'etat.

Died in office of natural causes.

Resigned.

Interim and Non-Presidential Heads of State

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|| Head of People's Redemption Council || April 121980 ||January 61986 || National Democratic Party of Liberia || President of the Interim Government of National Unity || November 221990 || March 71994 || Liberian People's Party || Chairman of the Council of State || September 11995 || September 31996 || None || Chairwoman of the Council of State || September 31996 || August 271997 || None || Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia || October 142003 || January 162006 || Liberian Action Party

President		Position	Took office	Left office	Party
David D. Kpormakor		Chairman of the Council of State	March 7 1994	September 1 1995	None

Notes

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1. There has been some confusion as to whether Smith actually served as President of Liberia following the removal of Edward James Roye from office. However, evidence does show that Smith did in fact serve as president from the time of Roye's departure until the inauguration of Joseph Jenkins Roberts.^*
2. Despite the fact that Doe assumed power immediately after the execution of William R. Tolbert, Jr. on April 12, 1980, he was not in fact sworn in as president until January 6, 1986.^*

See also

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• List of Vice-Presidents of Liberia
• Politics of Liberia
• History of Liberia

References

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• Enno Schulz, "Presidents of Liberia.

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