Samuel Kanyon Doe

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Charles_Taylor
gptkbp:awards Order of the Star of Africa
gptkbp:born May 6, 1939
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Palm_Grove_Cemetery
gptkbp:casualties September 9, 1990
gptkbp:children gptkb:Samuel_Kanyon_Doe_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community development initiatives
gptkbp:controversy Allegations of human rights abuses
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Liberian_music_and_arts
gptkbp:died September 9, 1990
gptkbp:economicActivity State capitalism
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Liberia
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:First_Liberian_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalEvent Liberian civil war
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First non-elite president of Liberia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Kanyon Doe
gptkbp:influenced Liberian_politics
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Liberian_military
Sub-Saharan_Africa_politics
gptkbp:internationalRelations Non-alignment
gptkbp:involvedIn Liberian_civil_unrest
gptkbp:knownFor Coup d'état in Liberia
gptkbp:legacy Controversial leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank Sergeant
Overthrew_William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Liberian_Army
gptkbp:nationality Liberian
Kru
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sam_Doe
gptkbp:pairing 1980 coup leaders
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dixon,_Liberia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Monrovia,_Liberia
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:National_Democratic_Party_of_Liberia
gptkbp:politicalPosition Populism
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_Liberia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
gptkbp:president 1985 presidential election
gptkbp:reign gptkb:1980_Liberian_coup_d'état
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:signature Samuel_Kanyon_Doe's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jewel_Howard-Taylor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_D._Kpormakpor
gptkbp:termEnd September 9, 1990
gptkbp:termStart November 15, 1980