1891_Liberian_general_election

1891 Liberian general election

1891 Liberian general election

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General elections were held in Liberia in 1891. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party,[1] who defeated former Secretary of War and Navy Anthony D. Williams, Jr., who ran on the New Republican Party ticket.[2]

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Cheeseman took office on 4 January 1892.

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  1. [1]
    Elections in Liberia African Elections Database
  2. [2]
    Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2004). Power and press freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: the impact of globalization and civil society on media-government relations. Africa World Press, Inc. p. 96. ISBN 9781592212941. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
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