Monrovia, capital of Liberia

Seat of power, Liberia.

Building—
What Wikidata calls it—
CapitalMonrovia
Form of governmentpresidential republic
Population5,214,030

President of Liberia

#Held byFromToParty
Joseph BoakaiJanuary 22, 2024incumbent
25George WeahJanuary 22, 2018January 22, 2024
24Ellen Johnson SirleafJanuary 16, 2006January 22, 2018
Gyude BryantOctober 14, 2003January 16, 2006
23Moses BlahAugust 11, 2003October 14, 2003
22Charles TaylorAugust 2, 1997August 11, 2003
Ruth PerrySeptember 3, 1996August 2, 1997
Wilton G. S. SankawuloSeptember 1, 1995September 3, 1996
David D. KpormakporMarch 7, 1994September 1, 1995
Amos SawyerNovember 22, 1990March 7, 1994
David NimleySeptember 9, 1990November 22, 1990
21Samuel DoeJanuary 6, 1986September 9, 1990
20William Richard TolbertJuly 23, 1971April 12, 1980
19William TubmanJanuary 3, 1944July 23, 1971
Edwin BarclayDecember 3, 1930January 3, 1944
Charles D. B. KingJanuary 5, 1920December 3, 1930
Daniel Edward HowardJanuary 1, 1912January 5, 1920
Arthur BarclayJanuary 4, 1904January 1, 1912
14Garretson W. GibsonDecember 11, 1900January 4, 1904
William D. ColemanNovember 12, 1896December 11, 1900
Joseph James CheesemanJanuary 4, 1892November 12, 1896
Hilary R. W. JohnsonJanuary 7, 1884January 4, 1892
Alfred Francis RussellJanuary 20, 1883January 7, 1884
Anthony W. GardinerJanuary 7, 1878January 20, 1883
James Spriggs PayneJanuary 3, 1876January 7, 1878
7Joseph Jenkins RobertsJanuary 1, 1872January 3, 1876
Charles DunbarOctober 26, 1871November 4, 1871
Reginald ShermanOctober 26, 1871November 4, 1871
Amos HerringOctober 26, 1871November 4, 1871
James Skivring SmithOctober 26, 1871January 1, 1872
5Edward James RoyeJanuary 3, 1870October 26, 1871
James Spriggs PayneJanuary 6, 1868January 3, 1870
Daniel Bashiel WarnerJanuary 4, 1864January 6, 1868
Stephen Allen BensonJanuary 7, 1856January 4, 1864
1Joseph Jenkins RobertsJanuary 3, 1848January 7, 1856

35 tenures. Source: Wikidata, retrieved 2026-09-23.

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