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In The Economist reported that Urey was Liberia's wealthiest man. Two of his father's wives were Kpelle and one was Americo-Liberian.

Benoni Urey, the leader of the

Two of Urey's mothers were dominantly native women who never spoke English, while the other was a school teacher. His father was subsistence farmer. This family lived in Careysburg throughout their lives. Benoni is the eighth of eleven children. He attended kindergarten and first grade at Careysburg Public School. With the aid of a scholarship from the U.

S , a private American school in Monrovia, from first grade until his graduation from high school in S, he participated in almost every varsity sport, including basketball. His love for basketball led him and some friends to form The Uhuru Kings and Queens, a social and sports club that eventually became a first division member of Liberia Basketball Federation.

Uhuru Kings still is a member of the Liberian Basketball Federation and has participated in numerous national championships over the years. Honoris Causa from Cuttington University. He worked as a Training Officer until he was awarded a scholarship to pursue a M. Sc in Planning from the University of Southern California. He graduated from USC in