The History Of Liberia

The Liberian colony was established in 1822 when freed slaves from the Americas returned to their homeland. A colony then developed into a federation, then a commonwealth, and it achieved independence in 1847 with a helping hand from the American Colonization Society (an organization based in the United States). Up until 1980, Americo-Liberians, generally known as descendants of the freed slaves, controlled the social and political structure in the country. Conflicts in Liberia have largely...