2020 in Liberia

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Events in the year 2020 in Liberia.

See also: 2020 in West Africa

Incumbents

Events
  • March 16 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. The person, a government official, had traveled from Switzerland.[1]
  • April 4 – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.[2]
  • April 8 – President George Weah declared lock-down measures to take effect on April 10 and last for 3 weeks, including suspension of all non-essential travel and curfews. Schools were closed across the country, and churches, mosques, bars, and beaches in parts of the country.[3][4]
  • December 8
  • December 28
    • The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) calls for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County Senatorial Election.[6]
    • The United States extends the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program (LRIF) until December 20, 2021.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Liberia Records First Case of Coronavirus; Health Authorities Hold Emergency Meeting". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. "National Public Health Institute of Liberia-NPHIL". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. "Liberia: President Weah Announces 3 Weeks State of Emergency". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  4. "Liberia braces for coronavirus with defunct health system". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  5. "Liberia votes on Weah plan to cut presidential terms". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AFP. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. Mehnpaine, Tina S. (29 December 2020). "Liberia: CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. Russell, Wynfred (30 December 2020). "Liberia: U.S. Congress Extends Ded Program for Liberian Immigrants". allAfrica.com. Front Page Africa. Retrieved January 3, 2021.


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