Samuel K. Doe Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Liberia
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:People's_Redemption_Council
gptkbp:associatedWith Civil_unrest_in_Liberia
gptkbp:awards Order of the Star of Africa
gptkbp:born May 6, 1951
gptkbp:children gptkb:Samuel_K._Doe_III
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Liberian_music_and_art
gptkbp:died September 9, 1990
gptkbp:economicActivity State control of resources
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Liberia
gptkbp:governmentType Military regime
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Late 20th century Liberia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First non-elite president of Liberia
gptkbp:homeGround Kru ethnic group
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel K. Doe Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Taylor
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
gptkbp:internationalRelations Alignment_with_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:involved Human rights abuses
gptkbp:knownFor Coup d'état in Liberia
gptkbp:legacy Controversial leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank Sergeant
1980 coup
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Liberian_Army
gptkbp:nationality Liberian
Kru
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sam_Doe
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Dolo_Town,_Liberia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Execution
Monrovia,_Liberia
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberian_Civil_War
gptkb:People's_Redemption_Council
gptkbp:politicalPosition Nationalism
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_Liberia
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Liberian_history_studies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial figure
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Liberian_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedTo Liberian_politics
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Charles_Taylor
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:1980_Liberian_coup_d'état
gptkbp:spouse Martha_Doe
gptkbp:successor Taylor,_Charles
gptkbp:termEnd September 1990
gptkbp:termStart November 1980