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David Donald Kpormakpor (28 September 1935 – 19 August 2010) was a Liberian politician and the first chairman of the Council of State that ruled Liberia from 7 March 1994 until 1 September 1995 during the height of the First Liberian Civil War.

Born in Bomi County, Kpormakpor graduated from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia. He later served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of Liberia.

During the civil war, Kpormakpor was chosen as the civilian chair of the Council of State, which also included members representing warring factions in an attempt to end the war. Following a year of political stalemate, Kpormakpor and the Council of State disbanded and were succeeded by another council headed by Wilton Sankawulo.

Kpormakpor later moved to the United States, residing on Staten Island. He died in New York City in 2010. A high-level Liberian Government delegation, headed Cllr. Philip A. Z. Banks, II, chairman of the Law Reform Commission and former minister of the Ministry of Justice, attended the funeral of the Honorable David D. Kpormakpor, former chairman of the Liberia National Transitional Government (LNTG) in the United States of America.

References

1. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1994". hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049036.
2. "David Kpomakpor Dies". The Liberian Observer. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
3. "Government Sends Delegation to U.S. To Attend Kpormakpor's Funeral".

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