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Lyon, Judson M. "Informal Imperialism: The United States in Liberia, 1897–1912." Diplomatic History (1981) 5#3 pp 221–243. Maugham, R. C. F. The republic of Liberia, being a general description of the negro republic, with its history, commerce, agriculture, flora, fauna, and present methods of administration (1920) online
Liberia's main northwestern boundary is traversed by the Mano River while its southeast limits are bounded by the Cavalla River. [77] Liberia's three largest rivers are St. Paul exiting near Monrovia, the river St. John at Buchanan, and the Cestos River, all of which flow into the Atlantic. The Cavalla is the longest river in the nation at 320 ...
In 1815, Paul Cuffee attempted a settlement for freedmen on Sherbro Island, but it failed within five years and the survivors fled to Sierra Leone. [2]: 457 [3]: 150 In 1816, leaders like Henry Clay, Robert Finley, and Francis Scott Key, formed the American Colonization Society, with the purpose of relocating freedmen to the Pepper Coast.
Americo-Liberian people (also known as Congo people or Congau people), [2] are a Liberian ethnic group of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and liberated African origin. Americo-Liberians trace their ancestry to free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans who emigrated in the 19th century to become the founders of the state of Liberia.
The most widely read newspapers include the Liberia Herald, The Analyst, Liberian Observer, The News, The Heritage, and The Inquirer, among others. Several Liberian journalists have been awarded national and international awards and acclaim around the world for their commitment to press freedom and promotion of Democracy in post war countries ...
Liberia and Israel established ties in 1957 with the accreditation of Israeli ambassador Ehud Avriel. [140] Liberia severed ties with Israel over the Yom Kippur War in 1973. [141] Relations are re-established in 1983. [142] On 8 June 2022, Liberia announced its plans to open a trade office in Jerusalem, which is to become an embassy. [142] Italy
Liberia (/ l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5.5 million and covers an area of 43,000 square miles ...
Lott Cary Providence Baptist Church's old sanctuary, site of the signing of the Liberian Declaration of Independence in 1847.. Lott Cary (also in records as Lott Carey and Lott Gary) (1780 – November 10, 1828) was an African-American Baptist minister and lay physician who was a missionary leader in the founding of the colony of Liberia on the west coast of Africa in the 1820s.