Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks
Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Liberia | |
| In office 1972 – July 1973 | |
| President | William R. Tolbert Jr. |
| Preceded by | Joseph Rudolph Grimes |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Dennis |
| President of the University of Liberia | |
| In office 6 April 1959 – 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1923 |
| Died | 1986 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupation | Academic, lawyer, diplomat |
Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks (15 August 1923 – 1986) was a Liberian academic, lawyer, and diplomat who served as president of the University of Liberia from 1959 to 1972 and as Secretary of State under President William R. Tolbert Jr. from 1972 to 1973. Earlier in his career he participated in the Liberian Codification Commission that worked with legal scholars at Cornell University to revise Liberia's national legal code. He was the first Liberian to serve as president of the University of Liberia.