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George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966) · Liberia · Politicians

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George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County.

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2018President of LiberiaOffice2018-20242017“I know a lot of people wonder why an ex-footballer should seek the presidency of the country but no one asks a lawyer or a businessman why they do the same.”In their words25 December 2017George Weah (2017) cited in: "George Weah: ‘Arsène Wenger showed me love when racism was at its peak’" in The Guardian, 25 December 2017.

2015Member of the Senate of LiberiaOffice2015-20181966Born1 October 1966

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  1. I know a lot of people wonder why an ex-footballer should seek the presidency of the country but no one asks a lawyer or a businessman why they do the same.

    Dec 25, 2017, George Weah (2017) cited in: "George Weah: ‘Arsène Wenger showed me love when racism was at its peak’" in The Guardian, 25 December 2017., Own words

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George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African Footballer of the Year three times and is considered one of the greatest strikers ever.

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Liberia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
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Born 1966 · age 60

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