What is Amos Sawyer?
'''Amos Claudius Sawyer''' (15 June 1945 – 16 February 2022) was a Liberian politician and academic. He was the [[interim]] [[President of Liberia|President]] of [[Liberia]] from 22 November 1990 to 7 March 1994. He was voted in by 35 leaders representing seven political parties and eleven interest groups.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honoree: Search Awards: University Honors & Awards: Indiana University|url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/search-awards/honoree.shtml?honoreeID=8429|access-date=2020-07-16|website=honorsandawards.iu.edu|archive-date=2020-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716154109/https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/search-awards/honoree.shtml?honoreeID=8429|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sawyer was born in [[Sinoe County]], [[Liberia]]. He became president after [[Samuel Doe]] was kidnapped and [[executed]]. Sawyer died at a hospital in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], on 16 February 2022 from [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 76.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2022-02-17|title=Liberia: Dr. Amos Sawyer, Former Interim President, Dies|url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-dr-amos-sawyer-former-interim-president-dies|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.liberianobserver.com|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217020529/https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-dr-amos-sawyer-former-interim-president-dies|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawyer, Amos}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of Liberia]] [[Category:Academics]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] {{bio-stub}}