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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.

List of Presidents of Liberia

# President Took office Left office Party Vice President(s)
1Joseph Jenkins RobertsJanuary 3 1848January 7 1856none
(Republican policies)		Stephen Allen Benson
2Stephen Allen BensonJanuary 7 1856January 4 1864none
(Republican policies)		Beverley Yates
3Daniel Bashiel WarnerJanuary 4 1864January 6 1868Republican PartyJames M. Priest
4James Spriggs-PayneJanuary 6 1868January 3 1870Republican PartyVacant
5Edward James RoyeJanuary 3 1870October 26 1871[A]True Whig PartyJames Skivring Smith
6James Skivring Smith[1]November 4 1871January 1 1872True Whig PartyAnthony W. Gardiner
7Joseph Jenkins Roberts(2nd time)March 1 1872January 3 1876Republican PartyAnthony W. Gardiner
8James Spriggs-Payne(2nd time)January 3 1876January 7 1878Republican PartyVacant
9Anthony W. GardinerJanuary 7 1878January 20 1883[R]True Whig PartyAlfred Francis Russell
10Alfred F. RussellJanuary 20 1883January 7 1884True Whig PartyJohn Tyler
11Hilary R. W. JohnsonJanuary 7 1884January 4 1892True Whig PartyVacant
12Joseph James CheesemanJanuary 4 1892November 12 1896[D]True Whig PartyWilliam D. Coleman
13William D. ColemanNovember 12 1896December 11 1900[R]True Whig PartyJ. J. Ross
14Garretson W. GibsonDecember 11 1900January 4 1904True Whig PartyVacant
15Arthur BarclayJanuary 4 1904January 1 1912True Whig PartyJ. J. Dossen
16Daniel E. HowardJanuary 1 1912January 5 1920True Whig PartySamuel George Harmon
17Charles D.B. KingJanuary 5 1920December 3 1930[R]True Whig PartyHenry Too Wesley
18Edwin BarclayDecember 3 1930January 3 1944True Whig PartyVacant
19William V.S. TubmanJanuary 3 1944July 23 1971[D]True Whig PartyClarence Simpson
William Richard Tolbert, Jr.
20William R. Tolbert, Jr.July 23 1971April 12 1980[A]True Whig PartyJames Edward Greene
Bennie Dee Warner
21Samuel K. Doe[2]January 6 1986September 9 1990[A]National Democratic Party of LiberiaHenry Fumba Moniba
22Charles G. TaylorAugust 2 1997August 11 2003[R]National Patriotic PartyEnoch Dogolea
Moses Blah
23Moses BlahAugust 11 2003October 14 2003[R]National Patriotic PartyVacant
24Ellen Johnson-SirleafJanuary 16 2006presentUnity PartyJoseph Nyumah Boakai
  • Left office early:
[A] Assassinated in a coup d'etat.
[D] Died in office of natural causes.
[R] Resigned.

Interim and Non-Presidential Heads of State

President Position Took office Left office Party
Samuel K. DoeHead of People's Redemption CouncilApril 12 1980January 6 1986National Democratic Party of Liberia
Dr. Amos SawyerPresident of the Interim Government of National UnityNovember 22 1990March 7 1994Liberian People's Party
David D. KpormakporChairman of the Council of StateMarch 7 1994September 1 1995None
Wilton G. S. SankawuloChairman of the Council of StateSeptember 1 1995September 3 1996None
Ruth PerryChairwoman of the Council of StateSeptember 3 1996August 27 1997None
Gyude BryantChairman of the National Transitional Government of LiberiaOctober 14 2003January 16 2006Liberian Action Party

Notes

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.[1]
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.[2]

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