The President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has by Proclamation declared Wednesday, November 29, 2023 the 128th birth anniversary of the late William V.S. Tubman, the 18TH President of the Republic of Liberia, and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a national holiday.
The Proclamation ordered and directed all government ministries and agencies, business houses and market places to be closed on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 from six O’clock ante meridian to six O’clock post meridian.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the observance is in recognition of President Tubman’s productive and meaningful services to Liberia, including his Integration Policy, the granting of suffrage to Liberian women, Open Door Policy as well as many other socio-economic development policies and initiatives, particularly highlighting his contributions to the emancipation of African colonial territories into statehood.
The observance of the day is in recognition of the numerous contributions and profound changes and lasting accomplishments made by former President Tubman during his administration, for which the citizens of Liberia expressed their deep appreciation and approval through a petition that requested the National Legislature to enact a law in honor of his birth for posterity.
At its 3rd Session, the 42nd National Legislature of the Republic of Liberia enacted a Legislation declaring November 29th of each year the birth anniversary of the late President William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman, to be celebrated as a national holiday in Liberia in keeping with the will of the Liberian people.
