Gabriel Lafayette Dennis
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Gabriel Lafayette Dennis (1896 – 1954) was a politician in Liberia
. He and Louis Arthur Grimes
were Liberia's primary delegates to the League of Nations
15th assembly in 1932. In 1944, as World War II was ending, Dennis became foreign minister
under President William Tubman
. He lasted in that position until 1953.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
. He and Louis Arthur Grimes
Louis Arthur Grimes
Louis Arthur Grimes served as the 10th Chief Justice of Liberia and is considered one of the most important jurists in the history of Liberia. He was appointed Attorney General by President Charles D. B. King and served in this position from 1922 to 1932 when he was appointed Secretary of State by...
were Liberia's primary delegates to the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
15th assembly in 1932. In 1944, as World War II was ending, Dennis became foreign minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
under President William Tubman
William Tubman
William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman was a Liberian politician. He was the 19th President of Liberia from 1944 until his death in 1971....
. He lasted in that position until 1953.