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Also known as Samuel Kanyon Doe

21st President of Liberia

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Samuel Kanyon Doe (1951–1990) was a Liberian military officer and politician who served as President of Liberia. Born in Tuzon, he was a member of the National Democratic Party of Liberia and held the rank of master sergeant in the Armed Forces of Liberia. His career began in 1969, and he was educated at the University of Liberia.

Doe participated in the First Liberian Civil War. He received several honors, including the Order of African Redemption, Order of the Pioneers of Liberia, Order of the Star of Africa, and the Grand Order of Mugunghwa. He had eight children.

Doe died in Monrovia on September 9, 1990, following a summary execution and extra-judicial killing. Open Library lists eight works associated with him, including *Liberia-Nigeria co-operation* and *The new Liberian society*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
8

Top works

  • Address to the nation by M/Sgt Samuel K. Doe head of state and chairman of the People's Redemption Council on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Barclay Training Center, February 11, 1981
  • Liberia-Nigeria co-operation
  • Address to the nation
  • Doe, the man behind the image
  • Inauguration du Centre national des archives Ahmed Sékou Touré

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Netherlands
Active from
1978
dutchnederpopnlpopska

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Samuel+Doe">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • Do not allow these dissident forces to intimidate or influence you, there will be a curfew at 18:00 in the afternoon to stay at home, if you are seen on the street at that time, you will be considered rebellious and immediately executed

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Key facts

Vice president
Harry Moniba
Preceded by
Himself (as Chairman of People's Redemption Council )
Succeeded by
Amos Sawyer (interim)
Deputy
Thomas Weh Syen Nicholas Podier
Born
( 1951-05-06 ) 6 May 1951, Tuzon , Liberia
Died
9 September 1990 (1990-09-09) (aged 39), Monrovia , Liberia
Cause of death
Assassination
Party
National Democratic Party
Spouse
Nancy Doe ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ) ​
Alma mater
University of Liberia
Occupation
Politician
Allegiance
Liberia
Branch service
Armed Forces of Liberia
Years of service
1969–1985
Rank
Master Sergeant
Battles wars
First Liberian Civil War

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

NDPL

Leader of Liberia (1980–1990)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samuel Doe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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