Amos Sawyer
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Amos Sawyer was a Liberian academic and politician who served as interim president during the country’s civil war and was known for his efforts to promote democracy and governance reform.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
politician ⓘ president of Liberia ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gusi Peace Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-02-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northwestern University
ⓘ
University of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994-03-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
democratization
ⓘ
governance ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| genre | political science literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
governance reform in Liberia
ⓘ
leadership during the First Liberian Civil War ⓘ promoting democracy in Liberia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberian People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Kru language ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
ⓘ
politician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Liberia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kru Coast Territory, Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Interim President of Liberia
ⓘ
Mayor of Monrovia ⓘ |
| residence | Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Comfort Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990-11-22 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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