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Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (born 1809)
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Joseph Jenkins Roberts
1st and 7th president of Liberia (1848–56, 1872–76)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts was an African-American merchant who emigrated to Liberia in 1829, where he became a politician. Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
President of Liberia
Head of state and government of Liberia
The president of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)