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2020 in Liberia

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2020
in
Liberia

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Events in the year 2020 in Liberia.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • March 16 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. The person, a government official, had traveled from Switzerland.[1]
  • April 4 – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.[2]
  • April 8 – President George Weah declared lock-down measures to take effect on April 10 and last for 3 weeks, including suspension of all non-essential travel and curfews. Schools were closed across the country, and churches, mosques, bars, and beaches in parts of the country.[3][4]
  • December 8
  • December 28
    • The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) calls for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County Senatorial Election.[6]
    • The United States extends the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program (LRIF) until December 20, 2021.[7]

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liberia Records First Case of Coronavirus; Health Authorities Hold Emergency Meeting". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. ^ "National Public Health Institute of Liberia-NPHIL". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ^ "Liberia: President Weah Announces 3 Weeks State of Emergency". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  4. ^ "Liberia braces for coronavirus with defunct health system". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  5. ^ "Liberia votes on Weah plan to cut presidential terms". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AFP. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Mehnpaine, Tina S. (29 December 2020). "Liberia: CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Russell, Wynfred (30 December 2020). "Liberia: U.S. Congress Extends Ded Program for Liberian Immigrants". allAfrica.com. Front Page Africa. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Butler, Colin. "Man gunned down in London, Ont., home invasion linked to Liberian war crimes". CBC. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Liberia: Dr. Joseph Korto, Presidential Candidate in '05, Education Minister is Dead". FrontPage Africa. June 23, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Sonpon, Leroy M. (July 1, 2020). "'Radical Lawmaker', Rep. Jay Nagbe Sloh, Dies". Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Sieh, Rodney. "Liberia: 'A Real Tragedy Has Hit the CDC': Rep Munah.Pelham Youngblood is Dead". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bomi County Former Senator Lahai Gbabye Lansanah Is Dead". Global News Network Liberia. August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Dodoo, Lennart (September 17, 2020). "Liberia: Chea Cheapoo Sr., Former Supreme Court Chief Justice, Attorney General Dies at 88". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Sendolo, Joaquin M. (April 6, 2020). "George Dweh, Notorious Civil War Actor, Is Dead". Liberian Observer. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.