Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)
Head of the armed forces of Liberia
The Chief of Staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia . The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President of Liberia , who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution .
The current Chief of Staff is Major General Prince C. Johnson III , since 6 February 2018.[1]
List of officeholders
Liberia Frontier Force
No.
Portrait
Name(born–died)
Term of office
Ref.
Took office
Left office
Time in office
? Harper, Alexander Major GeneralAlexander Harper 1952 1954 1–2 years –
? Jackson, Abraham Lieutenant GeneralAbraham Jackson 1954 1956 1–2 years [2]
Armed Forces of Liberia
Deputy Chiefs of Staff
Colonel Daniel Moore (-11 February 2013)[13]
Colonel Eric Wayma Dennis (11 February 2013-8 August 2016)[14]
Brigadier General Prince Charles Johnson III (14 November 2016-6 February 2018)[15]
Brigadier General Geraldine George (since 6 February 2018)
References
^ a b Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ a b c Ministry of National Defense (Liberia) , Armed Forces Today, Vol. 2, No.1, February 11, 2008, p.63. Note that this source gave Dubar's period in office as 1980-90, which in view of Quiwonkpa's tenure, is patently incorrect.
^ Roberts et al, Area Handbook for Liberia, 1972, p.xxxi, gives Washington's succession as 1970. His successor Johnson was a former assistant to General Washington.
^ a b Admin (12 November 2018). "Liberia: Thomas Quiwonkpa And The Coup That Failed, This Day in History" . frontpageafricaonline.com . Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ Huband, Mark (2013). The Liberian Civil War . Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 9781135252144 .
^ "Liberian Troops Reported to Loot Capital Shops as Rebels Advance" . Reuters . The New York Times. 6 July 1990. Retrieved 17 December 2023 .
^ Nicholai Hart Lidow (2011). Violent Order: Rebel Organization and Liberia's Civil War . Stanford University. pp. 175, 177. STANFORD:cd347ss0802.
^ a b Kahler, Peter (18 November 1999). "Liberia: Taylor Names New Army Chief Of Staff" . Panafrican News Agency . Dakar. Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ Kpan, Veronica. "Liberia: Defense Envisages Unethical Army" . allafrica.com. Analyst Liberia online. Retrieved 17 December 2023 .
^ "Immediate Past COS" . mod.gov.lr . Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ Admin (25 January 2018). "AFL Retires Gen. Ziankahn…New Chief Of Staff Says Challenges In Military Will Be Mitigated" . theinquirerlib.com . Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ RFI (14 February 2024). "Liberia: les femmes de militaires obtiennent la démission du ministre de la Défense" . Radio France International . Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Daily Observer (Liberia), 9 August 2016.
^ Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 9 August 2016.
^ Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'Lt. Col. Prince Johnson Named New AFL Deputy Chief of Staff', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 14 November 2016, accessed 17 November 2016 Archived November 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine >
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