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2005 in Liberia
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2005
The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Liberia.
Events
October
October 2 — The Supreme Court of Liberia rules that the National Elections Commission (NEC) had erred by rejecting three candidates on grounds that their registration documents were incomplete. The court says that NEC must provide the disqualified contenders with sufficient time to correct the deficiencies that barred them from being on the ballot.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510020143.html Liberia: Last-Minute Problems Facing Elections in Liberia 2 October 2005 16 January 2015
October 11 — Liberians head for the poll today to select a new president, 30 senators and 64 representatives for the lower house of parliament.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510110762.html Liberia: Voters Queue for Hours to Make History in First Post-War Polls 11 October 2005 16 January 2015
October 31 — Campaigning in the run-off Liberian election has begun.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510310721.html Liberia: Campaigning in Liberia's Run-Off Presidential Race Is Underway 31 October 2005 16 January 2015
November
November 23 — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is officially declared as the winner of the Liberian presidential runoff, after she took 59.4 percent of the vote, making her Africa's first elected female head of state.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4462032.stm 'Iron Lady' named Liberian leader 23 November 2005 16 January 2015
Deaths
April 15 — George Arthur Padmore, Liberian Ambassador to the United States (1956–1961), in Silver Spring, Maryland, U. S. (b. 1915)Liberia: Ambassador George A. Padmore is Dead Liberian Observer April 16, 2005 https://allafrica.com/stories/200504180253.html August 10, 2022
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