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Charles D. B. King

1875 - 1961

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Charles Dunbar Burgess King (12 March 1875 – 4 September 1961) was a Liberian politician who served as the 17th president of Liberia from 1920 to 1930. He was of Americo-Liberian and Sierra Leone Creole descent. He was a member of the True Whig Party, which ruled the country from 1878 until 1980. King was Attorney General from 1904 until 1912, and Secretary of State of Liberia from 1912 until he was elected president in 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles D. B. King is the 13,129th most popular politician (down from 9,301st in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Liberia (down from 7th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Liberian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles D. B. King ranks 13,129 out of 19,576. Before him are Wang Zhen, Nikolai Valuev, Oskari Mantere, Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Andrey Osterman, and George Andrew Reisner. After him are M. S. Swaminathan, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Merkawre Sobekhotep, San Yu, Akmal Ikramov, and Enda Kenny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Charles D. B. King ranks 129. Before him are László Berti, Alfred P. Sloan, Beppo Levi, Archibald Reiss, Juho Sunila, and Herman Georges Berger. After him are Ramiro de Maeztu, Leopold Andrian, Vladimir Filatov, Federico Laredo Brú, Herbert Jamison, and Oleksandr Murashko. Among people deceased in 1961, Charles D. B. King ranks 113. Before him are William Astbury, Jean de Bie, Ida Siekmann, Leonhard Frank, Beppo Levi, and Marion Davies. After him are Barry Fitzgerald, Platt Adams, Belinda Lee, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Grigory Levenfish, and Joseph Orbeli.

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Charles D. B. King ranks 9 out of 20. Before him are George Weah (1966), William Tolbert (1913), Joseph Boakai (1944), Samuel Doe (1951), Leymah Gbowee (1972), and William Tubman (1895). After him are Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), Edwin Barclay (1882), Ziad Fazah (1954), Amos Sawyer (1945), and Cheryl Dunye (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Liberia

Among politicians born in Liberia, Charles D. B. King ranks 7. Before him are Charles Taylor (1948), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938), William Tolbert (1913), Joseph Boakai (1944), Samuel Doe (1951), and William Tubman (1895). After him are Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), Edwin Barclay (1882), and Amos Sawyer (1945).

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