Opposition Unity Party of Liberia Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as he holds his final campaign meeting for the presidential election in Monrovia,
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When Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia's prestigious College of West Africa in the 1950s, he helped pay his fees by working as the school janitor, cleaning floors and toilets at night and studying by day, his spokesman Amara Konneh told Reuters. Now Boakai, a 78-year-old political veteran, is set to become Liberia's president after a narrow victory in Tuesday's run-off vote over former soccer star incumbent George Weah, who conceded defeat late on Friday as the streets of the capital Monrovia erupted in celebration. Boakai's win marks the high point in a long career, much of it spent within touching distance of power, including 12 years as vice president under Weah's predecessor Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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By Carielle Doe and Edward McAllister MONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) - When Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia's prestigious College of West Africa in the.