Grassroots Development Movement

	Grassroots Development Movement The Grassroots Development Movement (GDM) is a political party in Liberia. The GDM was certified by the National Elections Commission in May 2023. The party ran in the 2023 Liberian elections and won no seats in the Senate or House of Representatives and received 2.2% of the vote in the presidential elections. After being defeated in the first round of elections, the party's presidential candidate Edward W. Appleton endorsed the Unity Party candidate Joseph Boakai Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture from 1983 to .... Controversies In voting precinct code 304005 the GDM was marked as the party for both Edward W. Appleton and VOLT candidate Jeremiah Whapoe on presidential record of count sheets. References {{Liberian political parties Political parties in Liberia 2023 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of . English is the official language, but over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born black people who faced social and legal oppression in the U.S., along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. Gradually developing an Americo-Liberian identity, the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	National Elections Commission (Liberia) The National Elections Commission (NEC) of the Republic of Liberia is an autonomous agency in Liberia that supervises the national elections of Liberia. Staff The following people are members of the Commission of 2013 Chairman: Jerome G. Korkoya Co-Chairman: Sarah J. Toe Commissioners: Jonathan K. Weedor Samuel Z. Joe Jeanette A. Ebba-Davidson Davidetta Browne Lansanah Boakai Dukuly Executive-Director *C.A. Lamin Lighe Deputy Executive-Directors Dweh Doeyen Emma K. Togbah *Nathan P. Garbie International aid In 2009, a $17.5 million contract was offered to the NEC by USAID through the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. The money was provided to support the Commission in holding the 2011 and 2014 general elections. The aid was greeted by then election commissioner, James Fromayan. References External links {{National election commissions Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	AllAfrica AllAfrica is a website that aggregates news produced primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture. It is available in both English and French and produced by AllAfrica Global Media, which has offices in Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city prope ..., and Washington, D.C. AllAfrica is the successor to the African News Service. Its stories can be displayed by categories and subcategories such as country, region, and by news topic. In 2008, AllAfrica rolled out a comment board system. The President of AllAfrica Global Media, Amadou Mahtar Ba, is a member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization. References External links * ReliefWeb archives of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Boakai Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture from 1983 to 1985. Personal life Joseph Boakai was born in the remote village of Worsonga in Foya District, Lofa County, on 30 November 1944. He is married to Kartumu Boakai and they have four children. Boakai is a Baptist and a deacon of the Effort Baptist Church. Active in philanthropic efforts, Boakai supervised and personally financed a 7-mile rural village road construction near Warsonga, Liberia. He also worked with the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) and the Danish Youth to construct a school for 150 students and clinic for a community of 10 villages. He was active in organizing and fund raising for rural electrification of Foya Kama in Lofa County, Northern Liberia. Before serving as vice president, Boakai consulted with a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vision For Liberia Transformation The Vision for Liberia Transformation (VOLT) is a political party in Liberia. History VOLT was certified by the National Elections Commission (NEC) in May 2016. Dr. Jeremiah Z. Whapoe was the party's first presidential candidate. Whapoe is a social entrepreneur and a nephew of notable 20th-century Liberian politician Jackson Doe. Rodney Sieh of ''FrontPage Africa'' wrote that Whapoe "prioritized agriculture on the campaign trail". On July 11, 2017, Whapoe announced that VOLT had selected former assistant agriculture minister Isaac Flowers of Bomi County as the party's running mate. In the 2017 presidential election, Whapoe received 3,946 votes, 0.3% of the total vote. In the subsequent run-off election, Whapoe supported Unity Party (UP) candidate Joseph Boakai. In the 2017 House of Representatives election, VOLT ran 25 candidates. None won election. On August 31, 2020, the NEC certified the Rainbow Alliance (RA). The political alliance initially contained VOLT, along with six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Political Parties In Liberia This article lists political parties in Liberia. Liberia has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Membership in parties tends to be fluid, as the party leader at the time holds significant influence over the ideology the party follows. As such, switching parties is more common than in other countries. Represented parties Unrepresented parties * All Liberia Coalition Party Democratic Justice Party Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia * Free Democratic Party * Labor Party of Liberia Liberia Destiny Party Liberia Equal Rights Party Liberia People Democratic Party National Democratic Party of Liberia National Party of Liberia National Reformation Party National Union for Democratic Progress National Vision Party of Liberia New Deal Movement Progressive Democratic Party Reformed United Liberia Party Union of Liberian Dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2023 Establishments In Liberia 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]