Liberia
Liberia is a state in West Africa coast and forest (North and West Africa) that has existed since 1847 CE. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
Republic founded by freed African Americans and ruled by their descendants until a 1980 coup. Civil wars from 1989 to 2003 killed some 250,000, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first elected woman president.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1847 CE to the present
- Duration
- 178 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- West Africa coast and forest, North and West Africa
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Monrovia
Events in North and West Africa during its time
- Suez Canal opens
- Berlin Conference
- Battle of Adwa
- Algerian War begins
- Suez Crisis
- Ghana wins independence
- Year of Africa
- Arab Spring
Neighbours in North and West Africa
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Kingdom of Benin
- Bornu Empire
- Alaouite Sultanate of Morocco
- Ashanti Empire
- French Algeria
- Muhammad Ali dynasty (Khedivate)
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Egypt
- Morocco
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mughal Empire
- Qing dynasty
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Russian Empire
Questions
When did Liberia exist?
1847 CE to the present, about 178 years.
Where was Liberia?
West Africa coast and forest, in North and West Africa. Its capital was Monrovia.
What language did Liberia speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.