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Events relating to liberia
The American Colonization Society buys the area later known as Liberia to settle freed slaves
The first shipload of freed slaves reaches Cape Mesurado (in the region soon called Liberia) from the USA
Liberia wins independence and international recognition as a republic
William Tubman begins a 28-year spell as president of Liberia
The Revolutionary United Front, led by Foday Sankoh, attacks Sierra Leone from bases in Liberia