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Ex-footballer George Weah Becomes Liberia’s 25th President

Ex-footballer George Weah Becomes Liberia’s President

Former Football Star George Weah has won Liberia’s 25th presidential run-off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country’s first democratic transition in over 70 years. ALSO SEE: 5 Things You Need To Know About “George Weah” With 98.1 percent of the vote counted, Weah led with 61.5 percent to Vice President Joseph Boakai’s 38.5 percent, National …

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