Liberia

Liberia is a country in West Africa founded, established, and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants.It was established in 1821 even though they didn’t declare independence until July 26, 1847. The United States finally accepted and Liberia gained independence on February 5, 1862. Liberia was also the first nation to gain its independence, although it wasn’t the only independent state in Africa at the time. There are 17 ethnic groups - Kpelle, the largest group; Bassa, Gio, Kru, often fishermen; Grebo, Mandingo, often in trade and transport; Man, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Belleh, Mende, and Dey. The population is 4,730,437…

rights and international law and involving inputs from a variety of stakeholders and actors (Dunn, and Tar, 2008: 23). Effective post conflict military reforms needs to effectively address comprehensive nation-building responsibilities of a military force, therefore attaining such in liberia will require sustain international commitment to the peace accords, re establishment of trust…

The U.S. Responsibilities of Issues in Liberia . Liberia is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and is between Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone. It is a country of foreign companies owning most of its land and wealth. It was first settled in by Americo-Liberians in 1817. This was the first cause of conflict in Liberia. The country was, and still is, in political and tribal conflict. Charles Taylor, the man who declared a revolution against the Liberian government,…

Created in the 1820s by the American Colonization Society, Liberia is a country that was “founded,” by freed slaves and free Blacks from the United States. Several factors led to the initial support of colonization in this nation and clergy, merchants, and slaveholder’s established the national organization to send over four-thousand Blacks to the West Coast of Africa. In this essay I will delve into the economic, social, and political reasons for colonization in Liberia. Support for…

decisions if operating in that environment. Having a cultural understanding of Liberia, a key American ally in Africa, is particularly important for military leaders in this increasingly vital part of the world. Liberia, literally “land of the free,” originated as a place to relocate freed African-American slaves. It started as a settlement of the American Colonization Society in 1822. This was a group of politicians and abolitionists who foresaw the end of slavery in America and wanted to…

Firestone the tire Giant of Liberia was said to have aided President Taylor in conducting what was referred to as a civil war, this war deteriorated a massive number of Liberia’s population and left the nation in an irredeemable and grotesque state. About 200,000 people were killed during this civil war .and the mass assassination was led by an untrained army of butchers , believers and children all in an effort to capture Monrovia and fulfill the presidents egomania however, this was denied by…

the 20th century, Liberia has had a long-standing history of representative government. Yet, this does not mean the nation has been void of conflict, corruption, and threats to true representative democracy. A key period of crisis for the nation occurred first in 1989 then again in 1999 when the resurface of anti-Charles Taylor rebel groups happened. Liberian citizens Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf embarked on a mission to unite Liberian women and harness their shared strength to bring…

In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the Ebola virus was quickly widespread. Some countries banned flights from those infected areas for the safety of their own population. Although flight bans seem to be an easy solution to the problem, they can lead to negative outcomes. Flight bans could negatively affect societies because the virus would be less contained, researchers would have trouble working, and economies would ultimately change. Since there is no known cure for the virus, people have…

your mother, and your siblings get away, but your father stays to fight. You are urged to keep going and in 3 days end up in Guinea. You are completely lost in what has happened, but soon you figure out that an uprising has occurred, your village is burned to the ground, and your friends and father had been killed. That is the road to Present day Liberia. The indigenous people of Liberia migrated around the twelfth and fourteenth century. They were made up of 16 different groups which are:…

Charles Taylor a former Liberian President on May 30, 2012 was sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting during the Sierra Leone civil war. The Special Court of Sierra Leone found him guilty on 11 counts of crimes such as terrorism, murder, and enslavement. Liberia and Sierra Leone Taylor was the first Liberian government official to be found guilty for receiving royalties from illegal diamond mines that were exchanged for armored weapons and utilities. The conflict or “blood”…