Definition of Republic of liberia

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Republic of Liberia
Noun
1. a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
(synonym) Liberia
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Liberian
(part-meronym) Monrovia, Liberian capital, capital of Liberia

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Republic of Liberia Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
Liberia

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Background
In August 2003, a comprehensive peace agreement ended 14 years of civil war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR, who was exiled to Nigeria. The National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) - composed of rebel, government, and civil society groups - assumed control in October 2003. Chairman Gyude BRYANT, who was given a two-year mandate to oversee efforts to rebuild Liberia, heads the new government. The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), which maintains a strong presence throughout the country, completed a disarmament program for former combatants in late 2004, but the security situation is still volatile and the process of rebuilding the social and economic structure of this war-torn country remains sluggish.

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    • Republic of Liberia Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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    republic of liberia
    republic of liberia
    n : a republic in west africa; established in 1822 by americans as a way to free negro slaves [syn: liberia, republic of liberia ]




    Republic of Liberia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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    Liberia
    Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is comprised of mostly mangrove swamps while the sparse inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands. Since 1989, Liberia has been in a state of flux witnessing two civil wars, the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003), displacing hundreds of thousands of people and decimating the country's economy.

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