1897 Liberian general election

none Liberia 1899 Liberian general election 1899 1895 Liberian general election 1895 1897 yes Presidential election presidential William David Coleman (cropped).png William D. Coleman True Whig Party President Joseph James Cheeseman True Whig Party William D. Coleman True Whig Party General elections were held in Liberia in May 1897.A. Adu Boahen Africa Under Colonial Domination 1880-1935 https://books.google.com/books?id=c65btrV4P24C&pg=PA718 718 University of California Press 1985 In the presidential election, incumbent William D. Coleman of the True Whig Party (the sole legal party) was elected. The former Vice-President had originally taken office following the death of President Joseph James Cheeseman in November 1896.Elections in Liberia https://web.archive.org/web/20200521083559/http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html./ 2020-05-21 African Elections Database References Liberia Liberia General Category:Elections in Liberia Category:One-party elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results