2012 in Liberia

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See also:	Other events of 2012; Timeline of Liberian history;

Events in the year 2012 in Liberia.

Incumbents

President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Vice President: Joseph Boakai
Chief Justice: Johnnie Lewis (until September 10),^[1] then Francis S. Korkpor, Sr. (as Chief Justice Ad Interim)^[2]

Events

January 16 – President Sirleaf takes her second oath of office after being re-elected in 2011.^[3]
March 30 – Former warlord George Boley is deported from the United States back to Liberia.^[4]
April 26 – Former President Charles Taylor is found guilty on 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sierra Leone Civil War.^[5]^[6]
May 2 – Ambassador Jeremiah Sulunteh presents his letters of credence to United States President Barack Obama.^[7]
May 30 – Former President Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison by the Special Court for Sierra Leone.^[8]
June 28 – Vice President Joseph Boakai launches the 2012 Comprehensive Food Security And Nutrition Survey in Paynesville.^[9]
July 20 – A bill sponsored by Bong County Senator Jewel Taylor seeking to felonize same-sex marriage is passed unanimously through the Senate.^[10]
July 26 – Historian Dr. D. Elwood Dunn serves as the national Independence Day orator.^[11]
September 10 – Chief Justice Johnnie Lewis resigns due to poor health.^[1]
September 13 – Mae Azango, along with three other journalists, is awarded the 2012 CPJ International Press Freedom Award.^[12]
September 14 – At the Summer Paralympics in London, James Siaffa becomes the first Paralympian to represent Liberia in any sport, in the men's 82.5 kg powerlifting event.^[13]^[14]

Deaths

May 14 – Burgess Carr, Liberian-born religious leader, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, U. S. (b. 1935)^[15]
June 8 – Tom Kamara, journalist, in Brussels, Belgium (b. 1949)^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b Butty, James (September 7, 2012). "Citing Poor Health, Liberia's Chief Justice Steps Down". Voice of America. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "President Sirleaf Nominates Associate Justice Francis S. Korkpor as Chief Justice, Cllr. Sie-A-Yeaneh Youh as Associate Justice, of Supreme Court of Liberia". Executive Mansion of Liberia. April 14, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "Liberia's Sirleaf takes presidential oath". News24. January 16, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "War crimes suspect deported to Liberia Boley as rebel leader recruited child soldiers". The Buffalo News. March 31, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "Taylor Sierra Leone war crimes verdiact welcomed". BBC. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
^ Library, C. N. N. (April 26, 2013). "Charles Taylor Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
^ "Ambassador Sulunteh Presents Letters of Credence". Embassy of Liberia in the United States. May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ Brumfield, Ben (March 31, 2012). "Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years for war crimes". CNN. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "Liberia Launches 2012 Comprehensive Food Security And Nutrition Survery {sic}". Reliefweb. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ ""Senate Passes 'No Same Sex Marriage' Bill ", Daily Observer, 21 July 2012". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "Dr. D. Elwood Dunn Named 2012 National Orator, as Liberia Celebrates 165th Independence Anniversary in Montserrado County on July 26". Executive Mansion of Liberia. April 29, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "CPJ Press Freedom Awards: Honoring tenacity and courage". Committee to Protect Journalists. September 13, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "Men's −82.50 kg – Paralympic Powerlifting | London 2012". Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "James Siaffa". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ "Death Announcement-The Reverend Dr. Canon Burgess Carr". The Liberian Connection (TLC) Africa. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Nyan, Leroy S. (June 13, 2012). "Liberia: Reasons Why New Democrat Was Born". All Africa. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[lewis_retires-1] Butty, James (September 7, 2012). "Citing Poor Health, Liberia's Chief Justice Steps Down". Voice of America. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[2] "President Sirleaf Nominates Associate Justice Francis S. Korkpor as Chief Justice, Cllr. Sie-A-Yeaneh Youh as Associate Justice, of Supreme Court of Liberia". Executive Mansion of Liberia. April 14, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[3] "Liberia's Sirleaf takes presidential oath". News24. January 16, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[4] "War crimes suspect deported to Liberia Boley as rebel leader recruited child soldiers". The Buffalo News. March 31, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[5] "Taylor Sierra Leone war crimes verdiact welcomed". BBC. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

[6] Library, C. N. N. (April 26, 2013). "Charles Taylor Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

[7] "Ambassador Sulunteh Presents Letters of Credence". Embassy of Liberia in the United States. May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[8] Brumfield, Ben (March 31, 2012). "Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years for war crimes". CNN. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[9] "Liberia Launches 2012 Comprehensive Food Security And Nutrition Survery {sic}". Reliefweb. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[10] ""Senate Passes 'No Same Sex Marriage' Bill ", Daily Observer, 21 July 2012". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[11] "Dr. D. Elwood Dunn Named 2012 National Orator, as Liberia Celebrates 165th Independence Anniversary in Montserrado County on July 26". Executive Mansion of Liberia. April 29, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[12] "CPJ Press Freedom Awards: Honoring tenacity and courage". Committee to Protect Journalists. September 13, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[13] "Men's −82.50 kg – Paralympic Powerlifting | London 2012". Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[14] "James Siaffa". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[15] "Death Announcement-The Reverend Dr. Canon Burgess Carr". The Liberian Connection (TLC) Africa. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[16] Nyan, Leroy S. (June 13, 2012). "Liberia: Reasons Why New Democrat Was Born". All Africa. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

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