Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)

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.

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia
Incumbent
Major General Prince C. Johnson III
since 6 February 2018
Armed Forces of Liberia
TypeChief of staff
AbbreviationCOS – AFL
AppointerPresident
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthat the pleasure of the President
Formation1909
First holderMajor Cadell
DeputyVice Chief of Staff
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Chief of Staff is Major General Prince C. Johnson III, since 6 February 2018.[1]

List of officeholders

Liberia Frontier Force
No. Portrait Chief of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
?
Harper, AlexanderMajor General
Alexander Harper		195219541–2 years–
?
Jackson, AbrahamLieutenant General
Abraham Jackson		195419605–6 years[2]

Armed Forces of Liberia
Portrait Name
(born–died)		 Title Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Lieutenant General
George T. Washington		Chief of Staff of the AFL196519704–5 years[3]
Lieutenant General
Henry Korboi Johnson		Chief of Staff of the AFL1970September 1979[4]8–9 years
Franklin J. SmithChief of Staff of the AFLSeptember 1979[4]1980? Seized and repeatedly beaten in aftermath of 1980 Liberian coup d'état.[5]
Brigadier General
Edwin Lloyd		Chief of Staff of the AFL ?May 1980 ?[6][2]
Brigadier General
Thomas Quiwonkpa
(1955–1985)		Commanding General of the AFLMay 198019832–3 years[6]
Lieutenant General
Henry Dubar		Commanding General of the AFL (?)1980(?) Promoted in one leap from Captain to Lt Gen as Chief of Staff after coup.[7]30 June 19906–7 years[8]
Lieutenant General
Charles Julue		Commanding General of the AFL (?)30 June 19905 July 19905 days[9]
Lieutenant General
Hezekiah Bowen
(1943–2010)		Commanding General of the AFL (?)Early 1990s ?
Lieutenant General
Prince C. Johnson II
(?–1999)		Commanding General of the AFLAugust 1997November 1999 †2 years, 5 months[10][11]
Lieutenant General
Kpengbai Y. Konah		 ?25 November 1999 ? ?[11]
Major General
Suraj Abdurrahman
(1954–2015)		Command Officer-in-Charge6 June 200711 February 20146 years, 250 days[12]
Major General
Daniel Dee Ziankhan
(born 1971)		Chief of Staff of the AFL11 February 20146 February 20183 years, 360 days[13]
Major General
Prince C. Johnson III
(born 1976)		Chief of Staff of the AFL6 February 2018Incumbent4 years, 87 days[14]

References
  1. Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings
  2. Ministry of National Defense (Liberia), Armed Forces Today, Vol. 2, No.1, February 11, 2008, p.63. Note that this source gave Dubar's period in office as 1980-90, which in view of Quiwonkpa's tenure, is patently incorrect.
  3. 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.
  4. https://search.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1979MONROV06992_e.html
  5. https://m.facebook.com/groups/966865253338610/permalink/1672737569418038/
  6. Admin (12 November 2018). "Liberia: Thomas Quiwonkpa And The Coup That Failed, This Day in History". frontpageafricaonline.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. https://frontpageafricaonline.com/front-slider/liberia-lt-general-henry-dubar-the-armed-forces-chief-who-asked-doe-to-resign-at-height-of-1990-war-is-dead%EF%BF%BC/
  8. Huband, Mark (2013). The Liberian Civil War. Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 9781135252144.
  9. Reuters (6 July 1990). "Liberian Troops Reported to Loot Capital Shops as Rebels Advance". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. Nicholai Hart Lidow (2011). Violent Order: Rebel Organization and Liberia's Civil War. Stanford University. pp. 175, 177. STANFORD:cd347ss0802.
  11. Kahler, Peter (18 November 1999). "Liberia: Taylor Names New Army Chief Of Staff". Panafrican News Agency. Dakar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. "Immediate Past COS". mod.gov.lr. Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  13. Admin (25 January 2018). "AFL Retires Gen. Ziankahn…New Chief Of Staff Says Challenges In Military Will Be Mitigated". theinquirerlib.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  14. Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings
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