bon - cut ting ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Am usement ▁r ides ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Category : J im my ▁Fall on ▁Category : The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Florida <0x0A> </s> ▁Ro che for te ▁La f ay ette ▁We eks ▁( 1 9 2 3 – 1 9 8 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Amer ico - L iber ian ▁politician , ▁diplom at ▁and ▁university ▁president ▁in ▁Liber ia . ▁ ▁Life ▁We eks ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁at ▁Cro zer ville , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Cro zer ville ▁and ▁White ▁Pla ins ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁prepar atory ▁department ▁of ▁Liber ia ▁College ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁a ▁B A ▁at ▁the ▁College , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁Liber ia . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁at ▁Howard ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁gain ing ▁an ▁LL . B ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁to ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁We eks ▁was ▁secretary ▁to ▁Liber ia ' s ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁N inth ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁