This makes it the only other national capital to be named after a U.S.
President James Monroe, who supported the colonization of Liberia by the American Colonization Society. In 1824 the colony was named Liberia, and the main settlement was named Monrovia, which remains the present-day capital. The Republic of Liberia began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), who believed black people would face better chances for freedom in Africa than in the United States.īetween 18, thousands of free blacks were relocated to the settlement at Cape Mesurado on the Pepper Coast of West Africa. This is the National Day of Liberia and commemorates Liberia's Independence from the USA and adoption of the constitution on July 26th 1847. This national holiday in Liberia is celebrated on July 26th each year.
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