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Events in the year2017 inLiberia.

• President:Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
• Vice President:Joseph Boakai
• Chief Justice:Francis S. Korkpor, Sr.

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In 2017, Liberia was ranked 28/40 in Political Rights and 34/60 in Civil Liberties.^[1]

• With presidential and legislative elections scheduled for October 2017, Liberia’s political landscape saw jockeying among parties and politicians, amid a peaceful environment. By year’s end, a number of credible contenders for the presidency had emerged.^[2]

• 26 June – Four political parties, the Liberia For Prosperity Party, the Redemption Democratic Congress, the Democratic Justice Party, and theLiberia Restoration Party, are certified by theNational Elections Commission.^[3]
• 22 September – Liberia establishes diplomatic relations withArmenia.^[4]
• 10 October – scheduled date for theLiberian general election, 2017

• 8 January –Ruth Perry, politician (b. 1939).^[5]

• 21 February –Salome Karwah, nurse (born c.1988)

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