Liberia is Africa’s oldest republic and was never subjected to colonial rule. It was established in 1821 on land in western Africa that was acquired by the American Colonization Society to be a home for formerly enslaved and freeborn Black people from the United States. In 1824 the territory was named Liberia and over the years, its boundaries were expanded. Liberia became an independent republic in 1847.
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