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Liberia Gets First Woman Defence Minister

Rt. brigadier general Geraldine George had been serving as Deputy Chief of Staff of the army before she was honorably retired and appointed as a deputy minister of cefense by President Joseph Boakai. Her ascendency to the top post, albeit in an acting capacity, was brought about after the resignation of Defense Minister Prince Johnson, who resigned after protests against his nomination by army wives.

Capt. Joe Legros, Michigan National Guard

Brig. Gen. Geraldine George, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of Liberia, confers with Maj. Nick Anderson, Michigan National Guard's Bi-Lateral Affairs Officer for Liberia, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during exercise Northern Strike 19 in 2019

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