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  2. Liberia–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    U.S. relations with Liberia date back to 1819, when the US Congress appropriated $100,000 for the establishment of Liberia. [2] Although Liberia declared its independence in 1847, United States senators from southern states prevented its recognition as a sovereign nation until 1862, during the American Civil War , after the entire Southern ...

  3. List of ambassadors of the United States to Liberia - Wikipedia

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    This is a record of ambassadors of the United States to Liberia. Liberia, as a nation, had its beginnings in 1821 when groups of free blacks from the United States emigrated from the U.S. and began establishing colonies on the coast under the direction of the American Colonization Society. Between 1821 and 1847, by a combination of purchase and ...

  4. Foreign relations of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Liberia's relationship with Libya has been characterized by Muammar Gaddafi's attempts at bringing Liberia under greater Libyan influence. Relations under the Doe administration were poor, owing to efforts by the United States to undermine Gaddafi's leverage, and Doe's cynicism of the Libyan leader's intentions.

  5. List of ambassadors of Liberia to the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations [3] Herbert Richard Wright Brewer: December 12, 1979: January 31, 1980: 1980 [1] William R. Tolbert Jr. Jimmy Carter: William V. S. Bull: October 27, 1980: Jimmy Carter: Chargé d'affaires: Joseph Saye Guannu: April 14, 1981: June 4, 1981: 1983 [1] Samuel Doe: Ronald ...

  6. History of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Liberia retained its independence throughout the Scramble for Africa by European colonial powers during the late 19th century, while remaining in the American sphere of influence. President William Howard Taft made American support to Liberia a priority of his foreign policy. From the 1920s, the economy focused on exploitation of natural resources.

  7. Colony of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    The Colony of Liberia, later the Commonwealth of Liberia, was a private colony of the American Colonization Society beginning in 1822. It became an independent nation—the Republic of Liberia —after declaring independence in 1847.

  8. Liberian Americans - Wikipedia

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    The diplomatic relationship between Liberia and the United States goes back over 200 years to Liberia's foundation as a settlement for free people of color and freedmen from the United States organized by the American Colonization Society in 1822.

  9. Category:Liberia–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    American people of Liberian descent (3 C, 56 P) ... Pages in category "Liberia–United States relations" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.