2014 in Liberia
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Events in the year 2014 in Liberia.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- March 30 – Liberia confirms its first two cases of Ebola in the Foya District in Lofa County.[1]
- June 25 – Dudley McKinley Thomas is accredited as the Liberian ambassador to the People's Republic of China.[2]
- July 26 – Tubman University President Dr. Elizabeth Davis Russell served as national Independence Day orator.[3]
- August 6 – President Sirleaf declares a state of emergency due to the Ebola epidemic.[4]
- November 13 – President Sirleaf lifts the state of emergency caused by the Ebola epidemic.[5]
- December 10 – Ebola fighters are declared Time Person of the Year, with Liberian Ebola health care worker Salome Karwah appearing on the cover of the magazine.[6][7]
- December 20
- The Liberian Senate election takes place after being delayed twice due to the Ebola epidemic.[8]
- George Weah is first elected to the Senate, where he represents Montserrado County.[9]
- Full Date Unknown
- The People's Unification Party is founded.[10]
Deaths
[edit]- April 16 – Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006), in Monrovia (b. 1949)[11]
- July 28 – Willis Knuckles, government minister (2007–2009), in Accra, Ghana (b. 1946)[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "WHO – Liberia: a country – and its capital – are overwhelmed with Ebola cases". who.int. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "New Liberian Ambassador to China Commits to Strengthening Economic and Political Ties between Liberia and China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Bartuah, Joe (July 26, 2014). "Liberia's Independence Day Orator Urges Transformation of Mind, Perception And Behavior". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Williams, Wade (August 7, 2014). "Liberia Struggles to Contain Spread of Ebola, U.S. State Dept. Issues Travel Warning". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Ebola state of emergency lifted in Liberia". CBS News. November 13, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ von Drehle, David; Baker, Aryn (December 10, 2014). "The Ebola Fighters". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Paye-Layleh, Jonathan; Larson, Krista (March 2, 2017). "Ebola health care worker dies after childbirth in Liberia". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Liberia delays elections again because of Ebola". ENCA. December 15, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Liberia senate race: Landslide win for George Weah". BBC. December 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Lansford, Tom (1924). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. Google Books. p. 975.
- ↑ "Charles Gyude Bryant, Former Liberia Interim President is Dead". FrontPage Africa. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Willis DeFrancis Knuckles, Jr". TLC Africa. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
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