Momolu Dukuly was a politician in Liberia

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...

. He was the second foreign minister

Foreign minister

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 under William V.S. Tubman (Dukuly replaced Gabriel Lafayette Dennis

Gabriel Lafayette Dennis

Gabriel Lafayette Dennis was a politician in Liberia. He and Louis Arthur Grimes were Liberia's primary delegates to the League of Nations 15th assembly in 1932. In 1944, as World War II was ending, Dennis became foreign minister under President William Tubman. He lasted in that position until 1953....

, who died in office in 1954). Dukuly was the first "Native" Liberian to be appointed foreign minister. Dukuly was of Mandingo

Mandinka people

The Mandinka, Malinke are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa with an estimated population of eleven million ....

 descent. He was a Muslim

Muslim

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 in his early life. He, however, left Islam

Islam

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 and embraced Christianity

Christianity

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 before he became foreign minister. He was preceded by Gabriel Lafayette Dennis and was replaced by Joseph Rudolph Grimes

Joseph Rudolph Grimes

Joseph Rudolph Grimes was a leading politician in Liberia. A trained lawyer, he served as Secretary of state from 1960 to 1971.-Early life:...

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