Reginald Goodridge

Reginald Goodridge (born 11 November, 1952)^[1] is a Liberian politician and former government minister. Goodridge was born in Liberia in 1952.^[1] He was a member of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic party and served as a press secretary to Taylor following his election as Liberian president.^[2] He also served as Liberian minister for Culture, Information, Tourism of Liberia.^[3]^[4] Following the end of the Second Liberian Civil War, Goodridge argued that there would be "bloodbath" in the country if Taylor was forced to resign.^[5] In 2005, Goodridge left the National Patriotic Party and joined the new version of the True Whig Party (TWP). He was appointed as the TWP's chairman in 2015.^[6]^[7]^[8] In 2021, Goodridge led a campaign for the reburial and an official memorial service, for TWP government officials who were killed during the 1980 Liberian coup d'état.^[9]

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^ ^a ^b "Liberia Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
^ "Sierra Leone Web - Sierra Leone News - January 2001". Sierra-leone.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
^ "Liberia Monrovia | AP Archive". Aparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
^ "A Conversation with Liberia's Information Minister E. Reginald Goodridge". Theperspective.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
^ "Minister warns of "bloodbath" if Taylor is forced out". The New Humanitarian. Jun 19, 2003. Retrieved Sep 4, 2021.
^ "Reginald Goodridge Heads 'New TWP'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ Adisi, Andy (31 March 2011). "Former Information Minister Renews Membership With TWP". Africanelections.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
^ "Former Information Minister Renews Membership With TWP". Africanelections.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
^ "Former Ruling TWP Wants Proper Burial For Executed Officials In Liberia's 1980 Coup". Newspublictrust.com. Apr 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

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[:0-1] "Liberia Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

[2] "Sierra Leone Web - Sierra Leone News - January 2001". Sierra-leone.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

[3] "Liberia Monrovia | AP Archive". Aparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

[4] "A Conversation with Liberia's Information Minister E. Reginald Goodridge". Theperspective.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

[5] "Minister warns of "bloodbath" if Taylor is forced out". The New Humanitarian. Jun 19, 2003. Retrieved Sep 4, 2021.

[6] "Reginald Goodridge Heads 'New TWP'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[7] Adisi, Andy (31 March 2011). "Former Information Minister Renews Membership With TWP". Africanelections.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

[8] "Former Information Minister Renews Membership With TWP". Africanelections.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

[9] "Former Ruling TWP Wants Proper Burial For Executed Officials In Liberia's 1980 Coup". Newspublictrust.com. Apr 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

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