Adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an Officer (armed forces), officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of “human resources” in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed ...

Lahai Gbabye Lansanah (October 20, 1968August 5, 2020) was a

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n politician and former military officer.

Biography

Lansanah was born on October 20, 1968. Lansanah was a member of the

National Democratic Party of Liberia The National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL) was a political party in Liberia. The NDPL was formed in August 1984 by supporters of Samuel Doe, who came to power in the 1980 coup d'état. The party contested the 1985 general election with ...

. Lansanah was elected to the

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in the 2005 general election as Senior Senator from the

Bomi County Bomi is a Counties of Liberia, county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. The county was established in 1984. The county's area is . Bomi is one of 15 counties that comprise the Administrative division, first-lev ...

. He was one of two senators from the NDPL and was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense. 2008–2009 Lansanah served as Acting President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia. By 2009, Senator John Ballout of Maryland became Chairman of the Defense Committee. In the 2014 Senate election, Lansanah ran for re-election with the

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. He was defeated by Morris Gato Saytumah. Lansanah died on August 5, 2020.

Military career

Prior to joining the Senate, Lansanah served as

adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an Officer (armed forces), officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of “human resources” in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed ...

to former commanding general of the

Armed Forces of Liberia The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are the armed forces of the Republic of Liberia. Tracing its origins to a militia that was formed by the first black colonists in what is now Liberia, it was founded as the Liberian Frontier Force in 1908, and r ...

, Brigadier John Tarnue.A Profile of Members of the 52nd Legislature of Liberia
European Commission to Liberia

References

1968 births 2020 deaths People from Bomi County Liberian military personnel Members of the Senate of Liberia Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Liberia National Democratic Party of Liberia politicians National Patriotic Party politicians 21st-century Liberian politicians {{Liberia-politician-stub