Gyude Bryant, Former Liberia President, Dies: Reports

Gyude Bryant, Former Liberia President, Dies: Reports
Jack Phillips
4/16/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Gyude Bryant, the first post-war president of Liberia, has died, according to reports on Wednesday.

Bryant reportedly died on Wednesday, the government said in a statement that . He was 65 years old.

“According to the special aide of Chairman Bryant he complained that he could not breathe properly. He was rushed to (Monrovia’s) JFK Hospital where he died a few hours later,” the statement reads, according to the AFP news agency.

Bryant was sworn in as “chairman” of a Liberian transitional government and served for two years to end conflicts in the country that lasted between 1989 and 2003.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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