Liberian general election, 1951
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General elections were held in Liberia
on 1 May 1951, the first to be held under universal suffrage, as previously only male descendants of Americo-Liberian
s had been allowed to vote. In the presidential election, William Tubman
of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
on 1 May 1951, the first to be held under universal suffrage, as previously only male descendants of Americo-Liberian
Americo-Liberian
Americo-Liberians are a Liberian ethnicity of African American descent. The sister ethnic group of Americo Liberians are the Sierra Leone Creole people who are of African American, West Indian, and liberated African descent...
s had been allowed to vote. In the presidential election, William Tubman
William Tubman
William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman was a Liberian politician. He was the 19th President of Liberia from 1944 until his death in 1971....
of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.