2020 in Liberia
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Events
- March 16 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. The person, a government official, had traveled from Switzerland.[1]
- April 4 – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.[2]
- April 8 – President George Weah declared lock-down measures to take effect on April 10 and last for 3 weeks, including suspension of all non-essential travel and curfews. Schools were closed across the country, and churches, mosques, bars, and beaches in parts of the country.[3][4]
- December 8
- 2020 Liberian constitutional referendum: Voters must decide on two Constitutional amendments: one to shorten the President's term in office, and the other to reverse the ban on dual nationality.[5]
- 2020 Liberian Senate election
- December 28
- The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) calls for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County Senatorial Election.[6]
- The United States extends the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program (LRIF) until December 20, 2021.[7]
