Under George, officials stole hundreds of millions of dollars and killed four auditors.

In the era of Sheikh (Qatar investment bought the club in 2011), PSG lit in the French championship and beat respectful opponents in European competitions even without billions of investments. The first half of the 1990s was especially remembered by fans, when the library striker had a fast and extremely unbelievable leg to George Vea shining in Paris. In the 1993/1994 season, he helped the team for the first time in the past eight years to regain the championship title, and the next season, he brought PSG to the semi -final of the Champions League and with his seven goals became the best scoring player of the tournament.

VEA has conquered plastic and phenomenal technology, in many ways similar to the type that after only a few years in Barcelona will be proven by young Ronaldo Brazil. The effect of the library game was so strong that in 1995, he became the first representative of Africa to get the Golden Ball. In the same year, George was recognized as a player of the year according to FIFA and the best football player in Africa of the year. After that, there were no five outstanding seasons in Milan and many efforts at the end of his career to become President of Liberia.

The celebrity achieved his own in 2018. However, VEA's six -year period not only did not bring happiness to his compatriots, but also confirmed that even the brightest person could not break the vicious system, sooner or later it became part of it.

In the first election of President Liberia, VEA was charged with lack of education

To start with a political career, VEA owns not only a great football but also a humanitarian foundation. He was very worried about the civil war began in 1989 in his hometown, only ending in 2003. Even in positive performances at the best stadiums in Europe, the striker was born in a family of 13 children who became the goodwill ambassador of the United Nations and often brought food and medicine for Liberia. In 2004, his activities were awarded the award of the famous Arthur Ash tennis player, who was given the active support of humanitarian projects. In addition, VEA throughout his career stands out by initiatives to fight racism in the game.

George also tries to use football as a way to improve education in Liberia. In 1994, the striker was founded in the capital of the Youth Club Professor Monrovia – to encourage young people to stay in school; The only requirement of the club so that the member is to visit the school. Four years later, VEA released a music album called Lively Up Africa (Living Africa) with the participation of singer Frisby Omo Ishibor and eight other African football stars. Revenue from selling albums has been transferred to children's programs in countries originating from athletes.

For the first time, the legend of African football and the world was elected to the position of President of Liberia in 2005. Along with other candidates, he opposed Harvard Ellen Johnson Sirl, who received an economic education at Harvard, who showed an inexperienced with George and in fact he abandoned school at the age of 15. No education and experience? It is funny! Our politicians have both, but let's look at what they bring to the country! – George Raged, who declared a bachelor's degree in the field of sports management of Parkwood University in London.

As a result, within 2 of the election, people gave the former football player 40.6% of votes and Sirlif-59.4%. VEA argued that elections were misleading by voters and fake goods of the vote, and many supporters of him protested the results on the streets of Monrovia. However, after ensuring that the vote is honest, some famous African leaders call on Vei supporters to accept the results with dignity, and Sirlif becomes president.

He announced the Minister of Finance, who was charged with $ 500 million

George did not leave efforts to sit in the presidential chair, he also elected to the Liberian Senate. The football player became a deputy in 2014, but the opponents criticized a former athlete that a rare guest at VEA meetings, because he spent most of his family time in the United States, noting the New York Times. In addition, because of his rhythm as a MP, he did not introduce a bill.

The crazy poverty is growing rapidly in Liberia under the world culinary program, about 64% of the Liberian population living after the poor line is emphasized to finally create the opportunity to prove itself to the former football player in the election in 2018. The competitor of the tick, former Agriculture Minister Joseph Boacai, strongly opposed the opponent, declared that George has dual citizens (US passports), banned by Liber Passport. However, this information was not confirmed, the observer Liberia wrote.

VEA's dream became true in January 2018-a 52-year legend that won 2 with a 60% vote, became the fourth young president in Africa. Like previous leaders of the nation, George promised to improve the fragile economy, improve the infrastructure, increase the level of education, and also investigate and give the defendants about the war crimes of the civil war.

Today, we all wear a Liberian T -shirt, and the victory belongs to our people, the world and the democracy. I firmly believe that the most effective way to directly affect the poor and reduce the gap between them and the rich is to make the state resources not resolve in the pocket of officials, the BBC Sport is quoted in their inauguration as a long white Cafan.

Later, George came to a number of population measures, such as refusing half of his salary, a 20% discount on officials of officials and fired the main representatives of the ministers, 12 years of cooperation with Sirlif, in which Liberia was stable among the world's most corrupt countries. At the same time, this country, according to the international research organization about the level of corruption of international transparency* (included in the list of legal entities that perform the functions of a foreign agent.

Unfortunately, the second Singapore from Liberia was not working, because from VEA – Lee Kuan Yu. It is not surprising that in 2021, the US Department of Finance imposed personal sanctions on four high library officials – Bill Tuyvei, Nathaniely McGill, Sayma Sefus and Samuel TNA.

They walked illegally at Monrovia port, paid criminal cases to receive monetary and money laundering for state contracts, conducting an investigation of Al Jazeera. The president sent officials to resign, then they calmly settled in Cameroon and Ghana. Especially distinguished by the Minister of Finance TTA, people, according to the BBC Sport, stolen more than $ 500 million.

VEA lost the election 2024 and was in prison for a week, where the new president threw him

In many African countries, a trash problem is acute, but in Liberia, it has reached an unprecedented extent. Here, the ocean nearby is considered a toilet, and instead of sand, tons of plastic are lying on the beach. A huge amount of $ 40 million has been allocated to solve this problem according to local standards, but the money has been stolen, and the culprit is not punished anymore.

It is not surprising in such a story, because from the president's first days, he refused to declare his property, even though he did it in 2005, when he first ran for the post. Officials follow his examples. The most epic illustration of non -action and even corruption of corruption is the story of loss in February 2019 in $ 15.5 billion in Liberia ($ 100 million).

The investigation by Philadelphia Kroll, sponsored by the US government, showed that paper money was printed in Sweden (Liberia did not have its own monetary court) evaporated from containers to the ship. A number of officials of the Liberian Central Bank, including Charles Sirlif, the son of the former president of the country, were charged and imprisoned for economic destruction, bribes and criminal activities. However, just two weeks later, the fees were removed and released from them, Bloomberg announced.

Two months before the scandal with lost banknotes, VEA poured $ 25 million into the economy to extract excess libraries from circulation. According to the president, this measure is to limit inflation and depreciation of monetary libraries. This leads to another scandal. The audit made by Liberia's general audit committee has found some inconsistencies in payments. Some funds have not been taken into account and employees have not used the course approved by the Government for some transactions.

After four national auditors died for a week in 2020, in the country with a population of 5.2 million, the trust of the VEA government was enhanced due to corruption. People also become very uncomfortable with George, who each time in serious protests in the country flew on foreign diplomatic trips. The 48-day journey of the owner of the Golden Ball seems to be pointed out by 2022, when he stayed in Qatar for a week in the World Cup in football-dominated as son Timothy, players at the tournament as part of the US national team.

The 2024 election is expected to lose its opponent in the previous election race, Joseph Boacai, who recently turned 80 years old. He ruled in the style of classical African dictators. First of all, his grandfather cleaned the opposition, including VEA. At the end of last year, the former president was arrested at a gas station in Monrovia and threw him into jail for a week, accusing the people of having an unauthorized stake of the agitated person. George was pulled out by his beloved lawyers, then he left the United States and no longer returned to Liberia.

* International transparency is included in the list of legal entities that perform the functions of a foreign agent. – About. “Championship.”