Executive Mansion (Liberia)

The Executive Mansion of Liberia is the official residence and workplace of the country's President.[1][2] Located across the street from the Capitol Building in the Capitol Hill district of Monrovia, the current building was constructed during the presidency of William Tubman, which lasted from 1944 to 1971.[2] The construction started in 1961, and was completed in 1964.[3][4]

Executive Mansion
Executive Mansion in 2009.
Location within Liberia
General information
Status	Not in use
Type	Presidential palace
Location	Capitol Hill district
Town or city	Monrovia
Country	Liberia
Coordinates	6.3003°N 10.7983°W / 6.3003; -10.7983
Construction started	1961
Completed	1964
Renovated	Ongoing
Destroyed	26 July 2006
Client	William Tubman
Owner	Government of Liberia
Technical details
Floor count	8
Known for	Official residence of the President of Liberia

A 1999 UN map of Monrovia, showing the location of the Executive Mansion.

The Executive Mansion was the scene of murder of Tubman's successor, President William Tolbert (in office 1971–1980), during the 1980 coup d'état.[5]

According to public hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), blood ritual and other sacrifices were performed at the Executive Mansion during the presidency of Samuel Doe, which lasted from 1980 to 1990. They were meant to render the President as well as the Executive Mansion impregnable. Hundreds of people, especially men, are also said to have been killed on the grounds of the Executive Mansion in the wake of the failed coup attempt by Thomas Quiwonkpa in 1985.[3]

The Executive Mansion was destroyed by fire on 26 July 2006, during the 159th anniversary celebration of the adoption of the Liberian Declaration of Independence. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (in office 2006–2018) was at the time feting foreign guests and dignitaries in the gardens of the Executive Mansion. As of 2018, the renovation process is still ongoing.[3]