A timeline of the 25 presidents of Africa’s oldest democratic republic: Liberia

Joseph Jenkins Roberts

1^st President – Joseph Jenkins Roberts

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He served from 1848 to 1856.

Stephen Allen Benson

2^nd President – Stephen Allen Benson

He served from 1856 to 1864.

Daniel Bashiel Warner

3^rd President – Daniel Bashiel Warner

He served from 1864 to 1868.

James Spriggs Payne

4^th President – James Spriggs Payne

He served from 1868 to 1870.

Edward James Roye

5^th President – Edward James Roye

He served from 1870 to his overthrow in 1871.

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