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George Weah
Football legend; President of Liberia (2018–2024)
The only African to win the Ballon d'Or — who then led his country.
KemetLeads Scorecard
How we score →Governance delivery≈ +0.1 2018–2023
Democratic trajectory≈ -0.01 2018–2024
Rule of law & corruption≈ -0.9 2018–2024
Rights & participation≈ 0.00 2018–2024
Constitutional conduct & exit
4.4 / 5
✓ Democratic legitimacy✓ Constitutional conduct✓ Peaceful exit± Development & rights
Elected in 2017, conceded defeat immediately in 2023 — a model peaceful exit; a modest governing record.
Rows 1–4: country-level change during the tenure — evidence, not proof.
Our read
A modest governing record, but the thing that matters most is the thing he did last: conceded at once, in a region where incumbents were busy doing the opposite.
The rise
Rising from a Monrovia slum, Weah became a global football icon, named FIFA World Player of the Year and the only African to win the Ballon d'Or (1995).
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