- David D. Kpormakpor
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David Donald Kpormakpor (28 September 1935 - 19 August 2010) was a Liberian politician and the first Chairman of the Council of State that ruled Liberia from 7 March 1994 until 1 September 1995 during the height of the First Liberian Civil War.
Born in Bomi County, Kpormakpor graduated from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia . He later served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Liberia.
During the civil war, Kpormakpor was chosen as the civilian chair of the Council of State, which also included members representing warring factions in an attempt to end the war. Following a year of political stalemate, Kpormakpor and the Council of State disbanded and were succeeded by another council headed by Wilton Sankawulo.
Kpormakpor later moved to the United States, residing on Staten Island. He died in New York in 2010.[1]
References
- ^ "David Kpomakpor Dies". The Liberian Observer. August 23, 2010. http://www.liberianobserver.com/node/7953. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
Preceded by
Dr. Amos SawyerChairman of the Council of State of Liberia
1994–1995Succeeded by
Wilton G. S. SankawuloPresidents of Liberia Joseph J. Roberts · Stephen Allen Benson · Daniel Bashiel Warner · James Spriggs Payne · Edward J. Roye · James Skivring Smith · Joseph J. Roberts · James Spriggs Payne · Anthony W. Gardiner · Alfred Francis Russell · Hilary R. W. Johnson · Joseph James Cheeseman · William D. Coleman · Garretson W. Gibson · Arthur Barclay · Daniel Edward Howard · Charles D. B. King · Edwin Barclay · William Tubman · William R. Tolbert, Jr. · Samuel Doe · Amos Sawyer · David D. Kpormakpor · Wilton G. S. Sankawulo · Ruth Perry · Charles G. Taylor · Moses Blah · Gyude Bryant · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Non-presidential heads of state shown in italics Categories:- Presidents of Liberia
- 1944 births
- Liberian expatriates in the United States
- 2010 deaths
- People from Bomi County
- University of Liberia alumni
- Supreme Court Justices of Liberia
- Liberian politician stubs
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