George T. Washington (Liberia)

Israel's Chief of the General Staff Yitzhak Rabin with George T. Washington at Rabin's office in Tel Aviv, 1967

George Toe Washington was a Liberian three-star general and political figure. He served as Army Chief of Staff under President William V.S. Tubman.[1] In Liberia's 1997 presidential election, he ran for the PDPL, receiving 0.56% of the popular vote.[2][3] After the election, allegations were made of corruption, including that the location where Washington had cast a vote for himself reported zero votes for him.[3]

A Liberian diplomat, Washington received many honors in the Decorated Distinguished Service Order, including the Distinguished Service medal. He was a Knight Commander in the Humane Order of African Redemption, Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa, and Knight Great Band of the Humane Order of African Redemption. In 1973, he was named to the Allied Officers Hall of Fame at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

  1. ^ "LiberianForum.Com ~ Liberian Information Online".
  2. ^ "Elections in Liberia". Archived from the original on 2005-12-22.
  3. ^ a b Harris, David (1999). "From 'Warlord' to 'Democratic' President: How Charles Taylor Won the 1997 Liberian Elections". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 37 (3): 431–455. doi:10.1017/S0022278X99003109. ISSN 0022-278X. JSTOR 161872. S2CID 58890072.