Events in the year 2011 in

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. Sirleaf was born in Monrovia to a Gol ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Joseph Boakai Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirlea ...

* Chief Justice:

Johnnie Lewis Johnnie N. Lewis (April 16, 1946 – January 21, 2015) was a Liberian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Liberia from 2006 to 2012. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a circuit judge in Liberia' ...

Events

* July 26 —

Voinjama Voinjama is a small city that serves as the capital of Lofa County, Liberia and is located in the hilly, far northern part of the country near the Guinean border. As of the 2008 national census, the population stood at 26,594. Before the Liberia ...

businesswoman Garmai Estella Korboi serves the national Independence Day orator. * August 23 — The

constitutional referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy) or advis ...

is held, where proposed amendments seeking to change details about elections ultimately fail to be adopted. * October 7 — President Sirleaf and activist

Leymah Gbowee Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's non-violent peace movement, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. Her ...

are awarded the

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. * October 11 — The Liberian general election is held. * November 7 — Police fire upon a march by the opposition party, the

Congress for Democratic Change Congress for Democratic Change (abbreviated CDC) is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's during the 2005 presidential campaign. History During the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential pol ...

, with the United Nations reporting two deaths. * November 8 — The presidential run-off election is held. * November 15 — President Sirleaf is declared the winner of the 2011 presidential election by the National Elections Commission.

Deaths

* February 28 – Ernest Eastman, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, (b. 1927) * March 22 – Patrick Doeplah, football striker, in Monrovia (b. 1990) * May 18 –

Antoinette Tubman Antoinette Louise Padmore Tubman (24 February 191418 May 2011) was the wife of the Liberian politician William Tubman, William S. Tubman and the First Lady of Liberia from 1948 to 1971. Biography Antoinette Padmore was born in Monrovia on 24 ...

, former First Lady (1948–1971), (b. 1914) * September 17 – George MacDonald Sacko, football striker, in

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, U. S. (b. 1936) * November 14 – Peter Naigow, Vice President of Liberia (1991), in

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

References

{{Year in Africa, 2011 2010s in Liberia Years of the 21st century in Liberia