Republic of Liberia

History · Politics · Demographics Culture · Geography · Music Communications · Transport · Economy Armed Forces · Foreign relations Americo-Liberian · Nationality law Subdivisions: Counties · Districts Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Liberia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... There are 16 ethnic groups that make up Liberias indigenous population. ... Liberia is a West African country. ... Telephones - main lines in use: 6,700 (2000) Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1998) Telephone system: telephone and telegraph service via microwave radio relay network; main center is Monrovia domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Cellular Phone Networks: 2 (2005) Lonestar (GSM 900) Omega Communications (GSM 900... The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) is the military of Liberia. ... Liberian foreign relations were traditionally stable and cordial throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Americo-Liberians are a Liberian ethnicity of African American descent. ... The Republic of Liberia was founded by free American slaves of African origin who formed the American Colonization Society and returned to establish a republic on African soil. ... There are 15 counties in Liberia, as of 2005. ... Liberias 15 counties are subdivided into districts. ...

The culture of Liberia reflects this nation's diverse ethnicities and long history.

Tribes of Liberia

Many consider the Gola to be earliest tribe to inhabit Liberia, but the Gola themselves claim they met the Dei ethnic group there when they arrived. The Dei ethnic group are a vanguard group of Bassa that settled Liberia in waves. The ethnic groups of Liberia can be divided into five major groups: The Gola or Gula are a tribal people living in western Liberia and parts of eastern Sierra Leone. ...

• Mel (Gola, Kissi)
• Kwa (Dei, Bassa, Kru, Krahn, Grebo)
• Mande-Fu (Kpelle, Gio, Mano, Loma)
• Mande-Tan (Vai, Mende, Mandingo)
• Repatriated (Americo-Liberians, Congo, Caribbean)

Bassa

The Bassa (Dei, Bassa, Kru, Krahn, Grebo), also referred to as the Kwa-Speakers, can trace their historical origins to Mozambique in pre-dynastic times. Over time they migrated up through Ethiopia (Adbassa->Adbassania->Abyssinia) and established empires in conjunction with other ethnic groups in the area (Kush, Axum, Meroe). The 25th dynasty leaders of Khemit(Egypt) Ta Harko, Xa Bako and Xe Biko were Bassa. Their fall from power in Khemit would cause a retreat toward central Africa toward the Lake Chad region led by Mbem son of Soye, where the empires of Rifum, Kororafa and Adbassa were established in succession. Adbassa would last three centuries alongside the Bornu, Hausa, and Yoruba kingdoms. The Fall of Adbassa would split the massive Bassa group into many groups sending some to the Kasai Congo (Bassa-la-Mpasu), Togo (Bassa'r), Senegal, Sierra-Leone, Guinea (Bassa-ri), Nigeria (Bassa-Nge), Cameroon(Bassa) and Liberia (Dei, Bassa, Kru, Krahn, Grebo). The Liberian group was led by Hana-Mbak(Hanabo) son of Wenang. The Mano ethnic group of Liberia called the Bassa, Manidyu. Meaning the tribe that dries up rivers when they cross. This Bassa group would split into multiple separate ethnic groups in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire (Bete, Kru) when they arrived.

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Dei and Gola

The Dei settled first and were later joined by the Gola ethnic group before any of the other Bassa groups arrived. The chintus (a Bassa group) was later established north of the Dei.·The Gola ethnic group originated somewhere in central Africa. During the Empire of Ancient Ghana they were heavily involved in the land-surveying and judicial aspects of the empire. The other ethnic groups that fall under the Mande-Tan, Mande-Fu were also members of Ancient Ghana. Because of the their influence in the judicial aspects of the Ghana, the Gola's social structure dominated through the Poro. With the influx of Islam many groups adopted while others resisted. The Golas fought three wars with pro-Islamic elements in a changing Ghana. These wars were known as the Kumba Wars. The Golas lost the third of these wars and were forced to retreat toward Sierra Leone. They were pursued by the Mende, Gbandi and Loma. Their battles with the Mende in Sierra Leone forced them to retreat yet again and settle finally in Liberia where they encountered the Dei.

Emigrants from Mali

The Kpelle, Gio, Mano, Mandingo and Vai groups migrated from the Empire of Mali for various reasons. Some escaping political intrigue others looking for a better life. The vais are settled in grand cape Mount county in the west of liberia. They were the first to invent a form of writing in 1833 or 1834. The reported inventor was Dwalu Bukele of Bandakor along the Robertsport(provincial capital) Highway. Ofcourse there are others who participated in this invention. (for more information on this contact James Dwalu of Vai Literacy Association and the Liberia Association of Writers. jvdwalu@yahoo.com The Mali Empire was an Islamic Empire of the Mandinka people in West Africa from the 14th to 17th centuries. ...

Repatriates

The Repatriates were resettled from the United States, Caribbean and captured British slave ships coming from the Congo.

Immigrants from Côte d'Ivoire

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From the Sudan

Muslim tribes immigrating from Sudan from the 1500s through 1600s: Vai, Mandingo (see LURD) A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... ---- Events and Trends Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Spanish arrive in present-day Gulf of Mexico External links 1500-1524 Events 1500-1509 Events Categories: 1500s ... November 5, 1605 â€” The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... Mandingo may mean: Mandinka, a people of West Africa Mandingo, a bestselling novel originally published in 1957 Mandingo, a 1975 film based on the novel This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) is a rebel group in Liberia that has been active since 1999. ...

1800s

• Americo-Liberians: Freed slaves and descendants of freed slaves from the U.S. and the Caribbean
• Congo people from the Congo River Basin who were captured for the slave trade but sent to Liberia when slavery was abolished without ever being exposed to non-African cultures.

Gio, Krahn (see Samuel Doe, and MODEL), Kissi, Bella Americo-Liberians are a Liberian ethnicity of African American descent. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... World map depicting Caribbean : West Indies redirects here. ... The Congo River (formerly known as some River) is the largest river in Western Central Africa. ... Krahn is an ethnic group of Liberia; it is also the language traditionally spoken by these people. ... Samuel Kanyon Doe (May 6, 1950/1951 – September 9, 1990) was the president of the west African country of Liberia from 1980 to 1990. ...

Arts

• Music of Liberia

Liberia is a West African country. ...

Language

The official language of Liberia is English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Clothing

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