George T. Washington (Liberia)

Dr. George Toe Washington was a Liberian 3 Star General and political figure. He served as Army Chief of Staff under President William V.S. Tubman, Jr.. In Liberia's 1997 presidential election, he ran for the PDPL, receiving 0.56% of the popular vote.

A Liberian diplomat, Washington received many honors in the Decorated Distinguished Service Order, including the Distinguished Service medal. He was a Knight Commander in the Humane Order of African Redemption, Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa, and Knight Great Band of the Humane Order of African Redemption. In 1973, he was named to the Allied Officers Hall of Fame at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

Dr. George Toe Washington was born on April 15, 1928 in Barclayville, Liberia. His parents were of Seyon Toe and Janet Tiegbey Doe Washington. He married, then divorced, Cora Garnett, and had five children: George Toe, Anna, Wendy, Georgia, and Gloria.

Washington gained a Bachelor of Business Administration at the Business College in Kibi, Ghana, in 1948. He graduated from the United States Army Question Manager School in 1956. In 1960, he graduated from the Foreign Service Institute in Monrovia, Liberia. The next year, back in the United States, he graduated from the United States Army Logistic Management College In Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1964.

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