Liberia
Parliament is bicameral and is located in Monrovia.
The House of Representatives has 64 members, who are elected to four-year terms by popular vote. The Senate has 26 members, who are elected to six-year terms by popular vote.
Presidents
1848-1856 Joseph Jenkins Roberts
1856-1864 Stephen Allen Benson
1864-1868 Daniel Bashiel Warner
1868-1870 James Sprigs Payne
1870-1871 Edward James Roy
1871-1872 James Skirving Smith
1872-1876 Joseph Jenkins Roberts
1876-1878 James Sprigs Payne
1878-1883 Anthony William Gardner
1883-1884 Alfred Francis Russell
1884-1892 Hilary Richard Wright Johnson
1892-1896 Joseph James Cheeseman
1896-1900 William David Coleman
1900-1904 Garretson Wilmot Gibson
1904-1912 Arthur Barclay
1912-1920 Daniel Edward Howard
1920-1930 Charles Dunbar Burgess King
1930-1943 Edward Barclay
1943-1971 William Tubman
1971-1980 William Richard Tolbert
1980-1990 Samuel Kanyon Doe
1990-1993 Amos Sawyer (Acting)
1993-1993 B. Kuyon
1993-1994 Peter Danks
1994-1995 Donald Kpomakpor
1995-1996 Wanka Sankawulo
1996-1997 Ruth Perry
1997-2003 Charles Taylor
2003-2003 Moses Zeh Blah
2003-2006 Gyude Bryant (transitional chairman)
2006 now Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
