Albert Porte | |
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Born | Crozerville, Liberia | January 19, 1906
Died | 1986 | (aged 79–80)
Education | Cuttington University College |
Known for | First Liberian journalist to be imprisoned by President Tubman |
Relatives | Kenneth Best (nephew) |
Awards | Humane Order of African Redemption Knight (posthumous) |
Albert Porte (19 January 1906 – 1986) was an Americo-Liberian political journalist and dissident who was the editor of the Crozerville Observer.[1] In 1946, he became the first Liberian journalist to be imprisoned by President William Tubman. The first major movement toward civil society in Liberia is traced back to Porte's activities.[2]