Samuel Kanyon Doe (May 6 1951 – September 9 1990) was the leader of Liberia from 1980 to 1990. He served as chairman of the People’s Redemption Council and de facto head of state from 1980 until his election as the 21st President of Liberia in 1985. He was the first indigenous head of state in Liberian history.Doe was a member of the rural Krahn tribe from inland Liberia. The Krahn people are a minority ethnic group but like the majority of Liberians they are of indigenous descent.
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