How was William Tubman brought up? William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman was born on November 29, 1895. He hailed from Southeastern Liberia, from a town called Harper in Maryland County. It is not by ...

The short iron fence that surrounds the regal mansion, known locally as “the palace,” bears a monogram—“WVST,” for William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman, Liberia’s longest-serving ...

including Nelson Mandela. A 1959 meeting in Liberia with the heads of state of Ghana and Guinea served as a precursor to the formation of the Organization of African Unity, and Tubman was close to ...

Thursday, Nov. 29 is the Natal Day of Liberia's 18th President William Vacanarat Shadrack Tubman (1944-71) and will be celebrated as a national holiday. President Tubman led the country for 27 ...

She was to face former Justice Minister Winston Tubman, but he has withdrawn. The development raises questions about the election's legitimacy. In Liberia, people will be voting tomorrow in a ...

Mr Tubman says fraud marred the first round of voting, but international observers disagree The opposition candidate in next week's presidential run-off in Liberia, Winston Tubman, has said he ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Winston A. Tubman, two Harvard graduates who maintain strong ties to the University, are competing for the presidency of Liberia in an election to be held on Oct. 11.

he would be allowed to return to Liberia if Tubman wins the election. Taylor, who was president of Liberia from 1997 to 2003, is being prosecuted on charges of war crimes, including using blood ...

Liberia, the nation of freed slaves, was built on the oppression of natives when William Tubman was elected president. Besides uniting his people, he prepared the country for a prosperous future ...

The opposition candidate in next week's presidential run-off in Liberia, Winston Tubman, has said he will not take part. He was due to stand against the incumbent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ...