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Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia
Incumbent
Davidson F. Forleh
since 5 February 2024
Armed Forces of Liberia
TypeChief of staff
AbbreviationCOS – AFL
AppointerPresident
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthat the pleasure of the President
Formation1909
First holderMajor R. Mackay Cadell
DeputyVice Chief of Staff
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief of Staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President of Liberia, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution.

The current Chief of Staff is Major General Prince C. Johnson III, since 6 February 2018.[1]

List of officeholders

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Liberia Frontier Force

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No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
?
Alexander Harper
Harper, AlexanderMajor General
Alexander Harper		195219541–2 years–
?
Abraham Jackson
Jackson, AbrahamLieutenant General
Abraham Jackson		195419561–2 years[2]

Armed Forces of Liberia

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Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Chief of staff
Lieutenant General
Abraham Jackson 		1956 1960 3–4 years [2]
Lieutenant General
George T. Washington
(born 1928) 		1965 1970 4–5 years [3]
Lieutenant General
Henry Korboi Johnson		 1970 September 1979 8–9 years [citation needed]
Franklin J. Smith September 1979 1980 [citation needed]
Brigadier General
Edwin Lloyd		 ? May 1980 ? [4][2]
Commanding general
Brigadier General
Thomas Quiwonkpa
(1955–1985)		 May 1980 1983 2–3 years [4]
Lieutenant General
Henry Dubar		 1983 30 June 1990 9–10 years [5]
Lieutenant General
Charles Julue		 30 June 1990 5 July 1990 5 days [6]
Lieutenant General
Hezekiah Bowen
(1943–2010)		 1990 1997(?) 6–7 years [citation needed]
Chief of staff
Lieutenant General
Prince C. Johnson II
(?–1999)		 August 1997 November 1999 † 2 years, 5 months [7][8]
Lieutenant General
Kpengbai Y. Konah		 25 November 1999 February 2006 6 years, 3 months [8][9]
Command officer-in-charge
Major General
Luka Yusuf
(1952–2009)		 February 2006 May 2007 1 year, 119 days [citation needed]
Major General
Suraj Abdurrahman
(1954–2015)		 6 June 2007 11 February 2014 6 years, 250 days [10]
Chief of staff
Major General
Daniel Dee Ziankhan
(born 1971)		 11 February 2014 5 February 2018 3 years, 360 days [11]
Major General
Prince C. Johnson III
(born 1976)		 5 February 2018 5 February 2024 6 years [1][12]

Deputy Chiefs of Staff

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References

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  1. ^ a b Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Ministry of National Defense (Liberia), Armed Forces Today, Vol. 2, No.1, February 11, 2008, p.63. Note that this source gave Dubar's period in office as 1980-90, which in view of Quiwonkpa's tenure, is patently incorrect.
  3. ^ Roberts et al, Area Handbook for Liberia, 1972, p.xxxi, gives Washington's succession as 1970. His successor Johnson was a former assistant to General Washington.
  4. ^ a b Admin (12 November 2018). "Liberia: Thomas Quiwonkpa And The Coup That Failed, This Day in History". frontpageafricaonline.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ Huband, Mark (2013). The Liberian Civil War. Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 9781135252144.
  6. ^ "Liberian Troops Reported to Loot Capital Shops as Rebels Advance". Reuters. The New York Times. 6 July 1990. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ^ Nicholai Hart Lidow (2011). Violent Order: Rebel Organization and Liberia's Civil War. Stanford University. pp. 175, 177. STANFORD:cd347ss0802.
  8. ^ a b Kahler, Peter (18 November 1999). "Liberia: Taylor Names New Army Chief Of Staff". Panafrican News Agency. Dakar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. ^ Kpan, Veronica. "Liberia: Defense Envisages Unethical Army". allafrica.com. Analyst Liberia online. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Immediate Past COS". mod.gov.lr. Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ^ Admin (25 January 2018). "AFL Retires Gen. Ziankahn…New Chief Of Staff Says Challenges In Military Will Be Mitigated". theinquirerlib.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ RFI (14 February 2024). "Liberia: les femmes de militaires obtiennent la démission du ministre de la Défense". Radio France International. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Daily Observer (Liberia), 9 August 2016.
  14. ^ Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 9 August 2016.
  15. ^ Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'Lt. Col. Prince Johnson Named New AFL Deputy Chief of Staff', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 14 November 2016, accessed 17 November 2016 Archived November 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine>