Gyude Bryant | |
|---|---|
 Bryant in 2004 | |
| Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia | |
| In office 14 October 2003 – 16 January 2006 | |
| Deputy | Wesley Momo Johnson |
| Preceded by | Moses Blah |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1949 Monrovia, Liberia |
| Died | 16 April 2014 (aged 65) Monrovia, Liberia |
| Political party | Liberian Action Party |
| Spouse | Rosie Lee-Bryant |
Charles Gyude Bryant (17 January 1949 – 16 April 2014) was a Liberian politician and businessman. He served as the Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia from 14 October 2003 to 16 January 2006. The installation of the transitional government was part of the peace agreement to end the country's second civil war, which had raged since the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebelled against President Charles Taylor in 1999. Bryant was previously a businessman and was chosen as chairman because he was seen as politically neutral and therefore acceptable to each of the warring factions, which included LURD, the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), and loyalists of former President Taylor. He was a prominent member of the Episcopal Church of Liberia, and was critical of the governments of Samuel Doe (1980–90) and Taylor (1997–2003).
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the 2005 elections and took office in January 2006, succeeding Bryant.
He died on 16 April 2014 at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia.[1][2]
- ^ "Charles Gyude Bryant, Former Liberia Interim President is Dead". FrontPage Africa. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Butty, James (April 17, 2014). "Gyude Bryant, Liberia's Sixth Transitional Leader, Dies at 65". Voice of America.