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    Edward James Roye (February 3, 1815 – February 11, 1872) served as the fifth president of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow in the 1871 Liberian coup...
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  • Liberian coup d'état, also known as the Roye affair, resulted in the overthrow and death of President Edward James Roye of the True Whig Party and his eventual...
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    eighth vice president of Liberia from 1870 to 1871 under President Edward James Roye and as Secretary of State from 1856 to 1860 in the cabinet of President...
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    represented by the Republican Party. The party first came to power after Edward James Roye won the 1869 Liberian general election and was sworn in as president...
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    Secretary of State before his presidency, in the administration of Edward James Roye. Of Americo-Liberian ancestry, Johnson was born in Monrovia in the...
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  • de Roye Edward James Roye (1815–1872), fifth President of Liberia Gilles de Roye (died 1478), Flemish chronicler and Cistercian monk Guy of Roye (died...
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    N. Roye became the first Liberian-owned ship to display the flag in New York City and Liverpool ports. The vessel was owned by Edward James Roye. In...
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  • Le Vesconte's body was found, but his cause of death is unknown. Edward James Roye (57) was the first of Liberia's True Whig Party, who had served as...
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  • Minister president (1942–1945) October 24, 1945 Executed by firing squad Edward James Roye  Liberia March 11, 1815 President (1870–1871) February 11, 1872 Sentenced...
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  • Ali, for heading the Iraqi puppet government during the Gulf War Edward James Roye, in connection with the 1871 Liberian coup d'état; sentenced to death...
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