Births on May 13

William R. Tolbert, Jr.

Born on May 13, 1913

William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (d. 1980)

William Richard Tolbert Jr. (13 May 1913 – 12 April 1980) was the 20th President of Liberia, a position he held from 1971 until 1980, when he was killed in a coup d'état led by Samuel Doe.

Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1943 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country. He was elected Vice President to William Tubman in 1952 and served in that position until he became President following Tubman's death in 1971.

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Events on 1913

21 Feb

Balkan Wars
Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
25 Jun

Great Reunion of 1913
American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
3 Jul

Great Reunion of 1913
Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
4 Jul

Great Reunion of 1913
President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
16 Aug

HMS Queen Mary
Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.

Births on May 13

William R. Tolbert, Jr.

Born on May 13, 1913

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Events on 1913

Balkan Wars

Great Reunion of 1913

Great Reunion of 1913

Great Reunion of 1913

HMS Queen Mary