William R. Tolbert, Jr.
Politician
1913 – 1980
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Who was William R. Tolbert, Jr.?
William Richard Tolbert, Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia from 1971 until 1980, when he was killed in a coup d'état.
Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1943 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country. He was elected Vice president to William Tubman in 1952 and served in that position until Tubman's death in 1971.
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- Born
- May 13, 1913
Bensonville - Also known as
- William Tolbert, Jr.
- Siblings
- Religion
- Baptists
- Profession
- Education
- University of Liberia
- Died
- Apr 12, 1980
Monrovia
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on July 23, 2013
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