Prince C. Johnson III in 2019

Major General Prince C. Johnson III is a Liberian military officer. As of 2019, he served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia.[1]

Biography

Johnson was born on July 12, 1976, in Monrovia.[2] Johnson hails from a Mano family.[3] Johnson's father, Lt. Gen. Prince C. Johnson II had served as Chief of Staff of the EMG Division of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia during the Civil War and as Commanding General of the AFL during the presidency of Charles Taylor.[3][4][5]

Johnson obtained a bachelor's degree in Accounting at the United Methodist University in 2004.[2] Johnson completed the Officer Candidate School in 2007, after which he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant. In the AFL he subsequently served as a number of positions, including Chief of Operations at the AFL HQ. He served as Military Assistant (MA) to the Minister of National Defense, Brownie J. Samukai Jr.[2]

On February 11, 2014 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf promoted Johnson as Brigade Commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade, becoming the first Liberian to hold the post of Brigade Commander in the AFL following the end of the Liberian Civil War.[3][6] As Brigade Commander, Johnson was third in command of the AFL.[3]

On December 9, 2016 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf promoted Johnson to Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFL with the rank of Brigadier General,[7] following the death of the incumbent Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Eric Dennis.[2]

In 2018, President George Weah appointed Johnson as the new Chief of Staff of the AFL, with the promotion to the rank of Major General.[8] The Senate of Liberia confirmed Johnson as new Chief of Staff on February 6, 2018.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra. Presentation of the Czech defense industry in Liberia and Sierra Leone
  2. 1 2 3 4 Daily Observer. Lt. Col Prince Johnson Named New AFL Deputy Chief of Staff
  3. 1 2 3 4 Al Jazeera. Too small to succeed? Liberia’s new army comes of age
  4. ↑ Nicholai Hart Lidow (2011). Violent Order: Rebel Organization and Liberia's Civil War. Stanford University. p. 177. STANFORD:cd347ss0802.
  5. ↑ Brian G. Shellum (August 2018). African American Officers in Liberia: A Pestiferous Rotation, 1910–1942. U of Nebraska Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-61234-955-8.
  6. ↑ Embassy of Liberia to the U.S.. 15/02/2014: At 57th Armed Forces Day Anniversary, Commander-in-Chief Sirleaf Commissions New Liberian Leadership; Urges Them to Lead by Example
  7. ↑ eMansion. President Sirleaf Commissions Senior Officers of the Armed Forces of Liberia; Admits Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala of Nigeria into the Humane Order of African Redemption
  8. ↑ The Inquirer. AFL Retires Gen. Ziankahn…New Chief Of Staff Says Challenges In Military Will Be Mitigated
  9. ↑ Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings
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