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The Republic of Liberia was created on the Grain Coast for freed American slaves. In 1822 a settlement was formed near the spot where Monrovia now stands. On 26 July 1847 the state was constituted as the Free and Independent Republic of Liberia.
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Further Reading
Daniels, A., Monrovia Mon Amour: a Visit to Liberia. 1992
Ellis, Stephen, The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War. 1999
Sawyer, A., The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia: Tragedy and Challenge. 1992
National Statistical Office: The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), 9th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia.
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Turner, B. (2014). Liberia. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-67278-3_260
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