Christopher Minikon

Christopher Minikon (May 24, 1933 – July 4, 2019) was a Liberian public servant, statesman, ambassador, professor, historian, and businessman. Minikon served various lower-level and Cabinet-Level positions in the Liberian government in the administrations of William Tubman, William R. Tolbert, Samuel K. Doe, Amos Sawyer, David D. Kpormakpor, Wilton G. S. Sankawulo, Ruth Perry, Charles Taylor, Moses Blah, Gyude Bryant, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. While working various positions, he also taught classes at The University of Liberia on various subjects such as, history, diplomacy, law, and others. to the union of Beatrice T. Minikon (née: Jackson), a midwife, nurse, and teacher and Anthony Minikon Moseh, Esq. a lawyer, teacher and translator for the Catholic Church in Maryland County, Liberia. Minikon is the first of 10 children. Both of Minikon's parents are of mixed ancestry in including Congau, Fante, Kru, and subsequently African-American and European ancestries.

Minikon was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and attended a local Catholic primary school in Maryland County, Liberia.

Education

After attending primary and secondary school at the mission, Minikon was sent to school in the segregated United States of America. Minikon earned a Bachelor of Arts from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Master of Arts from Marquette University, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a research degree from Tufts University. In 1978, he was appointed as an Ambassador to South Korea, from then on he held several Ambassador positions in South East Asia, and Europe. Minikon held positions such as an advisor in International Affairs, assistant foreign minister for Afro-Asian affairs, Foreign Minister, Chargé d’affairs for the Republic of Liberia. Minikon worked in several transitional and interim governments in Liberia. In the early 1990s, Minikon was an advisor in seven peace conferences during the First Liberian Civil War, he was an advisor during the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement. He remained a member of the fraternal organization, until his death. In 1960, he married Bernadette M. S. Minikon, a descendant Elijah Johnson through his son, Liberia’s 11th President, Hilary R. W. Johnson and she is also a part of the Roberts family of Liberia. Together, the Minikons have 7 children, 9 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.