historical records of the Republic of Liberia
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The historical records of the Republic of Liberia are archival documents and accounts that chronicle the nation’s political, social, and economic development from its founding by freed African Americans through its evolution as Africa’s first modern republic.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archival collection
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documentary heritage ⓘ historical source ⓘ |
| additionalRepository |
Center for National Documents and Records Agency (Liberia)
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Liberian Studies collections in foreign universities ⓘ University of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDocumented | Republic of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | early 19th century ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | present ⓘ |
| documentsAspect |
Liberian civil conflicts
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Liberian cultural and religious life ⓘ Liberian economic policy ⓘ Liberian education history ⓘ Liberian foreign relations ⓘ Liberian governance and public administration ⓘ Liberian land and settlement patterns ⓘ Liberian legal history ⓘ constitutional development of Liberia ⓘ economic history of Liberia ⓘ political history of Liberia ⓘ social history of Liberia ⓘ |
| documentsEvent |
1979 rice riots in Liberia
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1980 military coup in Liberia ⓘ Americo-Liberian settlement and expansion ⓘ First Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberian boundary negotiations with neighboring states ⓘ Liberian participation in the League of Nations ⓘ Liberia’s role in the Second World War ⓘ Second Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubman-era political and economic reforms ⓘ adoption of the 1847 Liberian Constitution ⓘ declaration of independence of Liberia in 1847 ⓘ founding of Liberia by freed African Americans ⓘ post-war reconstruction and peacebuilding in Liberia ⓘ |
| includesMaterialType |
census records
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colonial-era correspondence of the American Colonization Society ⓘ diplomatic correspondence ⓘ government records ⓘ judicial records ⓘ land deeds ⓘ legislative records ⓘ maps ⓘ missionary records ⓘ newspapers ⓘ oral histories ⓘ personal papers ⓘ photographs ⓘ presidential papers ⓘ treaties ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterial | English ⓘ |
| primaryRepository | National Archives of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
genealogists
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historians of Africa ⓘ policy makers ⓘ political scientists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
documentation of human rights abuses in Liberia
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research on African-American repatriation to Africa ⓘ research on early African republics ⓘ transitional justice processes in Liberia ⓘ |
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