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Estimates of Liberia's population prior to the 20th ... With the influx of Islam many groups adopted it while others resisted. ... How the word ‘tribe ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Liberia" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Map of Liberia circa 1830. Historians believe that many of the indigenous peoples of Liberia migrated there from the north and east between the 12th and 16th centuries AD. [7]
Liberia, [a] 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 (111,369 km 2). The ...
The Kpelle people (also known as the Guerze, Kpwesi, Kpessi, Sprd, Mpessi, Berlu, Gbelle, Bere, Gizima, or Buni) [3] are the largest ethnic group in Liberia. They are located primarily in an area of central Liberia, extending into Guinea. They speak the Kpelle language, [4] which belongs to the Mande language family.
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.
After Liberia became a nation in 1847, the new government in Monrovia began pacifying the Dan people. By the early 1900s, peace had been achieved, and administrative controls had been established. By the early 1900s, peace had been achieved, and administrative controls had been established.
They form a majority or a significant minority in Liberia's Grand Bassa, Rivercess, Margibi and Montserrado counties. [2] In Liberia's capital of Monrovia , they are the largest ethnic group. [ 3 ] With an overall population of about 1.05 million, they are the second largest ethnic group in Liberia (18%), after the Kpelle people (26%). [ 1 ]