Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985.
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President Trump greets President Boakai of Liberia in the Oval Office, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, before a multilateral luncheon with African leaders.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Boakai, then Vice President of Liberia, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House (2014)In their own words 8
I firmly believe that every person, regardless of the situation or circumstances, has something to offer humanity
Biography of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. 22 January 2024
Corruption in all its manifestations brings about underdevelopment and deprivation, and that is what African leaders should fight against
The perennial problem of this country is mainly triggered by the lack of a sound and honest leadership
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Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985. Boakai ran for president in 2017, losing the election to George Weah. He went on to defeat Weah in the 2023 election.
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