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Charles D. B. King
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Statecraft & Independence Distinguished

Charles D. B. King

1875 – 1961

President from 1920 to 1930

Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Liberia Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.

Why they are here

A lawyer and diplomat who was president of Liberia through the 1920s.

He resigned in 1930.

A League of Nations commission found that government officials had shipped Liberians as forced labour to Fernando Po, and the scandal forced his resignation.
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