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  2. President Weah steps in to reverse Liberia's U.N. vote ... - AOL

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    Liberian President George Weah has intervened to reverse his country's vote against a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the West African nation's information ministry said ...

  3. Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court

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    Liberia began as a settlement for freed slaves from the United States in 1822, but declared itself an independent nation 25 years later. The resolution calls for international donors to fund the ...

  4. Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a ... - AOL

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    Liberia began as a settlement for freed slaves from the United States in 1822, but declared itself an independent nation 25 years later. Liberia’s flag, constitution, form of government and many ...

  5. History of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Liberia is a country in West Africa founded by free people of color from the United States. The emigration of African Americans, both freeborn and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The mortality rate of these settlers was the highest among settlements reported with modern recordkeeping.

  6. Foreign relations of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    In 1960, Liberia and Ethiopia brought litigation against apartheid South Africa in the International Court of Justice to end its illegal occupation of Namibia. As part of Liberia's support for Namibia's liberation struggle, many Namibian students received Liberian passports which helped them study abroad.

  7. Liberia - Wikipedia

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    www .emansion .gov .lr Executive mansion. Liberia ( / laɪˈbɪəriə / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest.

  8. Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ...

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    Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a November election. Boakai, who at age 79 has become the country's oldest president, promised to ...

  9. United Nations Mission in Liberia - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Mission in Liberia ( UNMIL) was a United Nations peacekeeping operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). [1] At its peak it consisted of up to 15,000 UN military ...