What was Liberia's independence before World War II?

According to research, Mandingo and other tribes have settled in today's Liberia as early as the 10 century.

146 1 year, the Portuguese came to the coast of Liberia and monopolized the local trade. Malakta pepper produced locally is praised as the "Valley of Paradise" by businessmen, so the area is named "Grain Coast". Since16th century, Holland, France and Britain have successively come here for slave trade.

18211February, President Monroe sent Ayers, a personal representative, to lead a group of American free blacks and a naval unit to Duojiao, Messula, and forcibly "purchased" a piece of coastal land from local chiefs for $300. 1822 65438+ 10, the first black American settlement was established on Providence Island.

1824, the American colonial society took over the area and named it "Liberia", which means "King of Thailand", and named the settlement area of Providence Island Monrovia after Monroe. In the following years, the colonial branches of American States successively established immigrant areas.

1838, eight immigrant areas except Maryland formed the "Federation of Liberia", with Monrovia as its capital and under the jurisdiction of the governor appointed by the American colonial society.

1847 On July 26th, Liberia declared its independence and established the Republic of Liberia, with former Governor joseph jenkins roberts as president. 1854, Maryland colony declared independence, 1857 was merged into Liberia. 1862, the Lincoln administration of the United States officially recognized Liberia's independence.

Since 1878, the Real Independence Party of Liberia has been in power for a long time, and all activities against political parties are prohibited. 1885, Liberia was defeated by Britain and ceded the land north of the Mano River. 1892 was defeated by France and ceded most of the Maryland settlement. Later, the land was ceded to Britain and France many times. 1908, basically determine the existing boundary.

From 1944 to 197 1, William Tubman was re-elected as president for 27 years, gradually improving the status of indigenous Africans, putting forward a national integration plan, and trying to bridge the gap between African-American descendants and indigenous peoples. Duberman died in 197 1 and William R. Tolbert Jr. succeeded him as president. 1979, the opposition launched a riot and was suppressed by the armed forces.

1April 1980, 17 soldiers led by Samuel cannon Doyle, a sergeant of the tribal presidential guard, staged a coup, overthrew and killed Tolbert, ending the long-term monopoly of African-Americans on state power and becoming the first indigenous black head of state.

1984, the Doe regime decided to return the government to the people, reconvene the parliament and formulate the constitution. Doe was elected president on 1985 after he resigned from the army.