presidential election of Liberia 1967
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
economic development
infrastructure improvement education reform |
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:National_Elections_Commission_of_Liberia
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Liberia
|
| gptkbp:date |
July 3, 1967
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
international observers
direct election landslide victory domestic observers majority voting system other candidates 2% of votes J._J._Roberts_5%_of_votes Liberian_Action_Party_campaign Samuel_K._Doe_3%_of_votes True_Whig_Party_campaign William_R._Tolbert_Jr._90%_of_votes |
| gptkbp:heldIn |
1967
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-independence_Liberia
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
set the stage for future elections
influenced_political_landscape_of_Liberia strengthened_True_Whig_Party's_dominance |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
presidential election of Liberia 1967
|
| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
economic growth
political stability social reforms |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
gptkb:Samuel_K._Doe gptkb:J._J._Roberts |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Liberian_Action_Party
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:True_Whig_Party
gptkb:Liberian_Action_Party |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
1964 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:result |
William_R._Tolbert_Jr._elected
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first election after the 1964 constitutional amendments
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
1971 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:type |
presidential election
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
approximately 90%
secret ballot age 18 and above citizens_of_Liberia |
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
|