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Gbarnga is a town in Bong County, The Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte dIvoire. It has recently been afflicted by two civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003) that have displaced hundreds of thousands of its citizens and destroyed... Liberia, lying north east of For alternate meanings, see Monrovia (disambiguation). Monrovia, estimated population 465,000 (1986), is the capital of Liberia. Monrovia was first settled by the American Colonization Society as a haven for freed slaves from the United States and the British West Indies, as well as many of the famous Maroon freedom... Monrovia. During the Liberian Civil War, it was the base for For other people named Charles Taylor, see Charles Taylor (disambiguation) Charles Taylor announces his resignation on Liberian TV, 2003 Charles Ghankay Taylor (born January 28, 1948) was the President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003. A prominent warlord in the Liberian Civil War of the early 1990s, he was subsequently... Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia. Cuttington College lies near the town and its campus was once home to the Africana Museum, now destroyed.


The town is twinned with City nickname: Charm City Location in the state of Maryland Founded 30 July 1729 County Independent city Mayor Martin OMalley ( Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 1,214.4 km² (468.9 mi²) 428.8 km² (165.6 mi²) 35.31% Population  - City ( 2000... Baltimore, Maryland, in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States.


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BBC NEWS | Africa | Liberia rebels control major town (337 words)
They had been engaged in intense fighting with government forces on the northern highway leading to Gbarnga for nearly a week and the control of this town is reported to be a big successes for them.
As part of preparations to engage the rebels in Gbarnga, the defence minister said government forces had re-captured the Camp Naama Military Barrack which was under rebel occupation last week.
News of the attack on Gbarnga - which is situated on the main road leading to rural Liberia and the border with Ivory Coast - is causing panic in the capital, Monrovia.
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