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'''Liberia''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Liberia.ogg|l|aɪ|ˈ|b|ɪər|i|ə}}), officially the '''Republic of Liberia''', is a country on the [[West Africa]]n coast. It is bordered by [[Sierra Leone]] to [[Liberia–Sierra Leone border|its northwest]], [[Guinea]] to [[Guinea–Liberia border|its north]], [[Ivory Coast
Liberia began as a settlement of the [[American Colonization Society]] (ACS), who believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in [[Africa]] than in the [[United States]].<ref name="AFP" /> The country declared its independence on July 26, 1847. The U.S. did not [[Diplomatic recognition|recognize]] Liberia's independence until February 5, 1862, during the [[American Civil War]]. Between January 7, 1822, and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born people of color who faced social and legal oppression in the United States, as well as 3,198 [[Afro-Caribbeans]], relocated to the settlement.<ref name="TDIH" /> The settlers carried their culture and tradition with them. The Liberian constitution and flag were modeled after those of the U.S. On January 3, 1848, [[Joseph Jenkins Roberts]], a wealthy, free-born African American from [[Virginia]] who settled in Liberia, was elected Liberia's first [[President of Liberia|president]] after the people proclaimed independence.<ref name="TDIH">[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberian-independence-proclaimed "July 26, 1847 Liberian independence proclaimed"], This Day In History, History website.</ref>
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