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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. London, 1992
Elwood Dunn, D., Liberia. [Bibliography] ABC-Clio, Oxford and Santa Barbara (CA), 1995
Sawyer, A., The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia: Tragedy and Challenge. San Francisco, 1992
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Turner, B. (2004). Liberia. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2005. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271333_203
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