This country was headed by the True Whig Party for 100 years, including the pro-Western William Tubman's regime, until the assassination of William Tolbert in 1980.
This country was headed by the True Whig Party for 100 years, including the pro-Western William Tubman's regime, until the assassination of William Tolbert in 1980. Tolbert's successor, who was killed ten years later, was Samuel Doe. Doe was opposed by the National Patriotic Front, which supported Charles Taylor. This country elected Joseph Jenkins Roberts as its first president soon after its declaration of independence from the United States in 1847. Name this western African country that became a colony in 1821 when a ship arrived from the United States bringing former slaves.
This country was headed by the True Whig Party for 100 years, including the pro-Western William Tubman's regime, until the assassination of William Tolbert in 1980.
(Republic of) Liberia