later in the month, and the Senate convicted him and removed him from office on 2 December on charges of violating the Constitution while in office. The vote was nearly unanimous; only David Menyongai of Margibi County voted to acquit. Cheapoo was the first government official to be impeached in Liberia's history. Shortly after his deposition, he was arrested on a charge of defaming President Doe, but he received substantial popular support: he was cheered by crowds of commoners as he went to trial, and the Montserrado County bar association voted to boycott Judge Bailey's courtroom until his removal. Postwar activities The Transitional Legislature of Liberia passed a resolution to restore Cheapoo's rights and privileges as a citizen of Liberia on 12 July 1994. He later became Chairman of the Liberia National Conference, which represented unarmed citizens in the Abuja Accord that ended the First Liberian Civil War. He testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2008 about the events of the 1980 coup, including unsubstantiated claims of CIA involvement contradicted by his former colleagues. Elections Cheapoo participated in the 1997 general elections as the standard bearer of a reconstituted Progressive People's Party (PPP). As the party's candidate for president, Cheapoo won only 0.34% of the vote, while the party failed to win any seats in the legislature. The party did not field candidates in the 2005 elections. Cheapoo was once again the party's candidate for president in 2011; he received 0.3% of the vote, and the PPP won no seats in the legislature. Death Cheapoo died at the house of one of his sons in Caldwell, New Georgia on 16 September 2020. References 1942 births 2020 deaths Chief justices of Liberia Candidates for President of Liberia Liberian lawyers Progressive People's Party (Liberia) politicians Impeached judges removed from office People from Grand Gedeh County 20th-century Liberian lawyers Attorneys general of Liberia North Carolina Central University alumni 20th-century Liberian judges