Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia) explained
| Post: | Chief of Staff |
| Body: | the Armed Forces of Liberia |
| Incumbent: | Vacant |
| Incumbentsince: | 5 February 2024 |
| Department: | Armed Forces of Liberia |
| Type: | Chief of staff |
| Abbreviation: | COS – AFL |
| Appointer: | President |
| Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
| Termlength: | at the pleasure of the President |
| Formation: | 1909 |
| First: | Major R. Mackay Cadell |
| Deputy: | Vice Chief of Staff |
The Chief of Staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President of Liberia, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution.
The current Chief of Staff is Major General Prince C. Johnson III, since 6 February 2018.[1]
List of officeholders
Armed Forces of Liberia
| Portrait | Name
| Term of office | |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|
| Chief of staff |
|---|
| Lieutenant General
Abraham Jackson | 1956 | 1960 | years | |
| Lieutenant General
George T. Washington
| 1965 | 1970 | years | [2] |
| Lieutenant General
Henry Korboi Johnson | 1970 | September 1979 | years | |
| Franklin J. Smith | September 1979 | 1980 | | |
| Brigadier General
Edwin Lloyd | ? | May 1980 | ? | [3] [4] |
| Commanding general |
|---|
| Brigadier General
Thomas Quiwonkpa
| | 1983 | years | |
| Lieutenant General
Henry Dubar | 1983 | 30 June 1990 | years | [5] |
| Lieutenant General
Charles Julue | 30 June 1990 | 5 July 1990 | | [6] |
| Lieutenant General
Hezekiah Bowen
| 1990 | 1997(?) | years | |
| Chief of staff |
|---|
| Lieutenant General
Prince C. Johnson II
| August 1997 | November 1999 † | | [7] [8] |
| Lieutenant General
Kpengbai Y. Konah | 25 November 1999 | February 2006 | | [9] |
| Command officer-in-charge |
|---|
| Major General
Luka Yusuf
| February 2006 | May 2007 | | |
| Major General
Suraj Abdurrahman
| 6 June 2007 | 11 February 2014 | | [10] |
| Chief of staff |
|---|
| Major General
Daniel Dee Ziankhan
| 11 February 2014 | 6 February 2018 | | [11] |
| Major General
Prince C. Johnson III
| 6 February 2018 | 5 February 2024 | | [12] | |
Deputy Chiefs of Staff
- Colonel Daniel Moore (-11 February 2013)[13]
- Colonel Eric Wayma Dennis (11 February 2013-8 August 2016)[14]
- Brigadier General Prince Charles Johnson III (14 November 2016-6 February 2018)[15]
- Brigadier General Geraldine George (since 6 February 2018)
Notes and References
- Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings
- Roberts et al, Area Handbook for Liberia, 1972, p.xxxi, gives Washington's succession as 1970. His successor Johnson was a former assistant to General Washington.
- News: Admin . Liberia: Thomas Quiwonkpa And The Coup That Failed, This Day in History . 28 December 2020 . frontpageafricaonline.com . 12 November 2018.
- [Ministry of National Defense (Liberia)]
- Book: Huband . Mark . The Liberian Civil War . 2013 . Routledge . 9781135252144 . 135 .
- News: Liberian Troops Reported to Loot Capital Shops as Rebels Advance . 17 December 2023 . Reuters . The New York Times . 6 July 1990.
- Book: Nicholai Hart Lidow. Violent Order: Rebel Organization and Liberia's Civil War. 2011. Stanford University. 175, 177. STANFORD:cd347ss0802.
- News: Kahler . Peter . Liberia: Taylor Names New Army Chief Of Staff . 28 December 2020 . Panafrican News Agency . 18 November 1999 . Dakar.
- News: Kpan . Veronica . Liberia: Defense Envisages Unethical Army . 17 December 2023 . Analyst Liberia online . allafrica.com.
- Web site: Immediate Past COS . mod.gov.lr . Ministry of National Defense . 28 December 2020.
- News: Admin . AFL Retires Gen. Ziankahn…New Chief Of Staff Says Challenges In Military Will Be Mitigated . 28 December 2020 . theinquirerlib.com . 25 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190817122446/https://theinquirerlib.com/afl-retires-gen-ziankahnnew-chief-of-staff-says-challenges-in-military-will-be-mitigated/ . 17 August 2019.
- Web site: RFI . 14 February 2024 . Liberia: les femmes de militaires obtiennent la démission du ministre de la Défense . 14 February 2024 . Radio France International.
- Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Daily Observer (Liberia), 9 August 2016.
- Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 9 August 2016.
- http://allafrica.com/stories/201611140827.html Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'Lt. Col. Prince Johnson Named New AFL Deputy Chief of Staff', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 14 November 2016, accessed 17 November 2016
