Clarence Lorenzo Simpson (1944–1952) William Tolbert (1952–1971)
Preceded by
Edwin Barclay
Succeeded by
William Tolbert
Senator from Maryland County
In office 1923–1931
In office 1934–1937
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
In office 1937–1943
Personal details
Born
William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman
(1895-11-29)29 November 1895 Harper, Liberia
Died
23 July 1971(1971-07-23) (aged 75) London, England
Political party
True Whig
Spouse(s)
Martha Aletha Rhoda Pratt-Tubman
Antoinette Tubman
(m. 1948)
Military service
Allegiance
Liberia
Branch/service
Liberian Frontier Force
Years of service
1910–1917
Rank
Officer
William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman (29 November 1895 – 23 July 1971) was a Liberian politician. He was the 19th president of Liberia and the longest-serving president in the country's history,[1] serving from his election in 1944 until his death in 1971.
Tubman is regarded as the "father of modern Liberia" in that during his presidency sufficient foreign investment was attracted to modernize the country's economy and infrastructure. During his tenure, Liberia experienced a period of prosperity. He also led a policy of national unification in order to reduce the social and political differences between his fellow Americo-Liberians and the indigenous Liberians.
^"Rescuing Liberian history - preserving the photographs of William VS Tubman, Liberia's longest serving President". Endangered Archives Programme. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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infrastructure, which aided the country's wealth and development. President WilliamTubman encouraged economic and political changes that heightened the country's...
Liberian politics and society. The TWP's long term leader and President WilliamTubman was widely regarded as the father of modern Liberia. The TWP fell out...
Constitutional Referendum in 1945–46. In the presidential election, WilliamTubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed...
3 January 1944, Barclay was Liberian President, to be succeeded by WilliamTubman. After the fall of Malaysia and Singapore to the Japanese during World...
Antoinette Louise Padmore Tubman (24 February 1914 – 18 May 2011) was the wife of the Liberian politician William S. Tubman and the First Lady of Liberia...
held in Liberia on 4 May 1943 alongside a constitutional referendum. WilliamTubman of the True Whig Party was elected president, defeating James F. Cooper...
held in Liberia on 2 May 1967. In the presidential election, incumbent WilliamTubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed...
held in Liberia on 4 May 1971. In the presidential election, incumbent WilliamTubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed...
held in Liberia on 7 May 1963. In the presidential election, incumbent WilliamTubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed...
presidential election, WilliamTubman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating independent candidate William O. Davies Bright, who...
usual sense. The longest-serving president in Liberian history was WilliamTubman, serving from 1944 until his death in 1971. The shortest term was held...
militarily involved in World War II until January 1944, with the election of WilliamTubman, at which time the country declared war on Germany and Japan. However...
2016). Khapoya, Vincent B. The African Experience (1994) online Louis, William Roger. The transfer of power in Africa: decolonization, 1940–1960 (Yale...
ISBN 978-1-4616-5931-0. Retrieved 19 June 2021. Charles Dunbar Burgess King William V. S. Bull Nathaniel Barnes Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Liberia...
Liberia at the Executive Mansion. The flags were introduced in 1965 by WilliamTubman for the purpose of promoting the counties as meaningful entities. Their...
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training. The school was named after Reverend Arthur Tubman, he was the father of the president WilliamTubman and also General of the Liberian army. The training...
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