1943 in Liberia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s See also: Other events of 1943 Timeline of Liberian history ← 1942 1941 1940 1943 in Liberia → 1944 1945 1946 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s See also: Other events of 1943 Timeline of Liberian history The following lists events that happened during 1943 in Liberia. President: Edwin Barclay Vice President: James Skivring Smith, Jr. Chief Justice: F. E. R. Johnson Events May May 4 - A general election and constitutional referendum were held. William Tubman was elected president and Charles L. Simpson was elected vice-president.[1][2] June June 8 - Liberia signs a lend-lease agreement with the United States for mutual assistance during and after World War II.[3] December December 31 - Liberia and the United States sign an agreement to build the Free Port of Monrovia as the primary port of Liberia.[4]: 10 References ↑ "LIBERIA ELECTS TUBMAN: Former Jurist Becomes President, Succeeding Barclay". New York Times. 7 May 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via ProQuest. ↑ Müller, Beat (19 January 2019). "Liberia, 4. Mai 1943 : Anforderungen für den Präsidenten; Datum der Verfassungsabstimmungen". Database and Search Engine for Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2026. ↑ "Chronology of Events". Current History. 4 (23): 342–352. 1 July 1943. doi:10.1525/curh.1943.4.23.342. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via ProQuest. ↑ Richardson, Nathaniel R. (1 January 1959). Liberia's past and present. Diplomatic P.& Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 March 2026. vte1943 in AfricaSovereign states Egypt Ethiopia Liberia South Africa South-West Africa Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Algeria Basutoland Bechuanaland Protectorate Belgian Congo British Cameroons British Somaliland Chad French Cameroons French Dahomey French Equatorial Africa French Somaliland French Sudan French Togoland French West Africa The Gambia Gold Coast (British colony) Guinea Libya Madagascar Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Niger Northern Rhodesia Ruanda-Urundi Saint Helena Sierra Leone Southern Rhodesia Spanish Sahara Sudan Tristan da Cunha Tunisia Ubangi-Shari This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles
