William V. S. Tubman was born on November 29, 1895, in the City of Harper, Maryland County. President Tubman led the country for 27 years and led a legacy that the current generation of Liberians may not be aware of. Before assuming the mantle of leadership in 1944, Liberia was seriously underdeveloped, lacking basic infrastructure of roads, railways, and sanitation system. President Tubman noted that Liberia did not receive the “benefits of colonization,” which meant the investment by a wealthy major power to develop the infrastructure of the country. By early 1960, Liberia began to enjoy its first era of prosperity, thanks in part to Tubman’s policies and implementation of development.

Source: GNN Liberia November 28, 2017 09:56 UTC