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Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open to a plateau of drier grasslands...

Timeline of Events

1824

8.15.1824

Freed American slaves found Liberia.

1847

7.26.1847

Liberia declares independence.

1916

8.4.1916

World War I: Liberia declares war on Germany.

1980

4.12.1980

Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a ''coup d'état'', ending over 130 years of national democratic presidential succession.

5.9.1980

In Florida, Liberian freighter ''MV Summit Venture'' collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. 35 people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150 ft. into the water and die.

1985

10.29.1985

Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.

2006

1.16.2006

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.