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Events in the year 2019 in Liberia.

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Events

  • February 15 – Bong County Superintendent Esther Walker is suspended by President Weah.[1][2]
  • February 18 – President Weah, on February 15, declared this day a national day of mourning due to the deaths of over 40 people in a mudslide at an illegal mining operation in Gbanipea in Nimba County.[3][4][5]
  • May 20 – Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is appointed by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Goodwill Ambassador for the health workforce.[6]
  • June 7 – The Weah administration blocks a number of social media websites in response to anti-government protests against high inflation rates and corruption.[7][8]
  • June 20
  • July 26 – Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee serves as the national Independence Day orator.[11]
  • July 29 – The Montserrado County senatorial election is conducted. Abraham Darius Dillon, backed by four opposition parties, defeats ruling party candidate Paulita C. C. Wie.[12]
  • August 30 – President Weah and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a summit meeting.[13]
  • September 18 – At least 27 people, mostly children, killed by a fire in an Islamic boarding school in Paynesville.[14][15]
  • November 16 – Bucky Raw wins Artist of the Year at the 2019 MTN Liberia Music Awards.[16]

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Sieh, Rodney (September 19, 2019). "Liberia: County Supt. Suspended Over Leaked Audio Discussing 'Overthrow' of President". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "President Weah Suspends Bong County Superintendent". Executive Mansion of Liberia. February 15, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "President Weah Declares Monday as National Day of Mourning". Executive Mansion of Liberia. February 15, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Liberia: President Weah Declares Monday as National Day of Mourning Over Nimba Mining Tragedy". FrontPage Africa. February 16, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Liberia mourns dozens killed in mudslide at alleged illegal mine". Mining. February 18, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce World Health Organization, press release of 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (June 7, 2019). "Liberia blocks internet amidst anti-Weah protests". Africanews. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Liberia has blocked social media as protesters demand the return of missing millions". Quartz Africa. June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Statement: Peace Hut Women of Liberia wins 2019 UN Population Award". UN Women. June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "First Lady Clar Weah Launches She's You Movement – New Republic Liberia". June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  11. ^ "Leymah Gbowee MA '07 honored as national orator for Liberia's 172nd Independence Day celebration". Eastern Mennonite University. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Karmo, Henry (August 2, 2019). "Liberia: Opposition Dillon Declared Winner of Montserrado Senatorial Elections; Urey Leaps Ahead of Kamara in District 15. Race". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Japan-Liberia Summit Meeting". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. August 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Fire in Liberia religious school kills dozens of children". Al Jazeera. September 18, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  15. ^ Winsor, Morgan (September 19, 2019). "Boarding school fire kills at least 26 children, 1 teacher in Liberia, police say". ABC News. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  16. ^ Alonge, Bolaji (November 19, 2019). "Liberia Music Awards 2019: All the winners". Music in Africa. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  17. ^ Dodoo, Lennart (April 25, 2019). "Liberia: Adolph Lawrence Funeral Disrupted; Body Forcefully Taken from Capitol". Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  18. ^ Dunn, D. Elwood (July 12, 2019). "Liberia: Christopher T.m. Minikon, 1933-2019, a Tribute". AllAfrica. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "CLLR. Charles Walker Brumskine Dies | Liberian Observer". Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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