1. Presented by: John Deryusorh Willie
History of Liberia
Presented by: John Deryusorh Willie

2. Where Liberia is Located?
Liberia is located on the west coast of Africa
Bordering countries are Sierra Leone (Gallinas territory) in the west, Guinea in the north, and the Ivory Coast in the east
The Atlantic ocean covers the south of the Liberian coast
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3. Tribes of Liberia-one nation many people
Liberia consists of 17 indigenous tribal groups and the Americo-Liberians:
The Kumba tribes-Gola, Lorma, Kpelle, Gbandi, Mende, and Mano-600BC
Bassa, Kru, Grebo, Mamba, and Dei-1500 from present day Ivory Coast.
Vai and Mandingo-Niger region and Western Sudan in
Krahn, Gio, Kissi, and Bella-Congo Basin 1700
Americo Liberian, West Indians, and Congo-People-1800
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4. Brief Political History of Liberia  
The Presidents
Three assassinated presidents: 
E.J. Roye (1871)
William R. Tolbert Jr. (1980)
Samuel K. Doe (1990) 
Four presidents who resigned:
Anthony W. Gardiner (1883)
William D. Coleman (1900)
Charles D.B. King (1930)
Charles G. Taylor (2003)
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5. History of Presidents of Liberia
Liberia has had 23 Presidents and  8 Interim-Presidents
Liberia is the only African country that has had 2 female Head of States-Ruth Perry (Interim) and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-current and Africa’s first female
12 Presidents were born in the USA
11 Presidents were born in Liberia
Only two Presidents were of full tribal descent-Samuel Doe and Gyude Bryant
At least two, possibly three Presidents were assassinated
Two more Presidents died in office
Four Presidents resigned
Two Presidents were deposed in a coup d’état one of them in a military coup
One President was removed during a civil war
One President served over 27 years
One president only served two months-Moses Blah.
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6. Historical Timeline of Liberia
Timeline of important historical events of Liberia
Black Colonization
Colony to Republic
Nation Survival
Exploration & Grebo war
Lost of the Gallinas
Lost of the Cavalla lands
Nation of Many people
End of Americo-Liberian Rule
Civil War Officially Ends
1883
1892
2005-Present
ACS sends wave of Americo-Liberians to Africa
Liberia becomes an independent nation
The nation struggles financially and internally
Hinterland exploration and the Grebos at war. France helps
Britain uses force and annexed land to Sierra Leone
France uses force and annexed Liberian land to the Ivory Coast
Battle for land between the tribes and Americo-Liberians
Military rule and civil war ensued
Return to Civil Society
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7. Customs and Traditions
Respect for Elders and parents
Kola nut is offer on special occasion as a token of respect
Punctuality: Liberians are never on time-add approximately 1-2 hours to the actual time of start of an appointment.
Christmas, New year, Flag Day, and July 26 are the major holidays. On Christmas day people go door to door to sing and Santa Claus and Old-man beggar will dance around town for a fee.
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8. Government of Liberia
The government of Liberia is similar to that of the United States of America.
Branches of Government are: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
The Executive branch is the president and his cabinets, the Legislature consist of the House of Senate and Representative, the Judicial branch controls the courts
Liberia is a Republic
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9. Economy of Liberia-Kissi Money
Kissi Money or Money with a soul-introduced by the Lorma, Gbandi, Kpelle, Gola, Kissi, Mende, and Mandingo
Zoe or traditional witch doctors needed to rejoin the money when broken
Abolished by the British and French in 1936 & 1940
Abolished in Now use by the Sande and Poro society for home coming of boys and girls from the bush schools. US dollar is the current currency.
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Resources: Wikipedia Encyclopedia and US Library of Congress