Albert S. Toe
{{Short description|Liberian politician}}
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|name = Albert S. Toe
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|office = Member of the
House of Representatives of Liberia
|term_start = 2006
|term_end = April 14, 2010
|predecessor = Position established
|successor = Christian S. Chea
|constituency = River Gee-3
|birth_date = {{birth date|1953|11|27}}
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|death_date = {{death date and age|2010|4|14|1953|11|27}}
|party = LP
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Albert S. Toe (November 27, 1953{{snds}}April 14, 2010) was a Liberian soldier and politician.
Biography
Toe was born on November 27, 1953. He was of the Krahn ethnicity.{{cite web|first=Emmanuel Wekem|last=Kotia|url=https://works.bepress.com/emmanuel_kotia/2/|title=Liberia: History of the Origins of War and Profiles of Actors|date=2012|publisher=Kennesaw State University|page=15|accessdate=September 19, 2024}}
Toe served in the Armed Forces of Liberia. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Toe was a member of the People's Redemption Council, which came to power through the 1980 coup d'état which overthrew President William Tolbert. He served as a member of the Interim National Assembly.{{cite web|url=http://www.kas-benin.de/liberia/Profiles_2005_52nd_Legislature-Liberia.pdf|title=A PROFILE OF MEMBERS OF THE 52ND LEGISLATURE OF LIBERIA|date=April 2006|page=110|accessdate=September 19, 2024}} The final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended public sanctions be levied against Toe.{{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200907090885.html|title=Liberia: TRC Report Takes More Punches|publisher=AllAfrica|work=The Analyst|date=July 7, 2009|accessdate=September 19, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.trcofliberia.org/resources/reports/final/trc-of-liberia-final-report-volume-ii.pdf|title=FINAL REPORT|publisher=Truth and Reconciliation Commission|date=2009|pages=271–272|accessdate=September 19, 2024}}
After retiring from the armed forces, Toe became a businessman. He was elected to the House of Representatives of Liberia seat representing River Gee County's 3rd district in the 2005 election. He was a member of the Liberty Party. He died in office on April 14, 2010, at a hospital in Accra, Ghana. He had seven children.{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Liberians-sent-their-sick-to-us-we-send-ours-abroad-180316|title=Another Lawmaker is Dead|publisher=GhanaWeb|date=April 16, 2010|accessdate=September 19, 2024}}
References
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Category:Liberian businesspeople
Category:Members of the House of Representatives of Liberia
Category:Liberty Party (Liberia) politicians
Category:People's Redemption Council
Category:People from River Gee County
Category:20th-century Liberian politicians
Category:21st-century Liberian politicians
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