81. FMO Research Guide: liberian culture was significantly influenced by the Americoliberians, who soughtto imitate an American lifestyle in liberia. Along with their political http://www.forcedmigration.org/guides/fmo013/fmo013-2.htm

Overview Historical background As early as 1461, Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans known to establish contact with the inhabitants of the Grain Coast, so named for the area's abundant supply of malegueta pepper grains. In 1633, the British established trading posts in this area, which was to become Liberia. Although the Dutch followed the British and destroyed their trading posts, history does not record any other reports of European settlements in the area until the 1800s. In 1821, the American Colonization Society (ACS), established to find solutions to the problem of slavery in the United States, sent Captain Stockton to the Grain Coast to negotiate with an indigenous leader named King Peter for lands to establish a quasi-colony for freed American slaves. Soon after, a settlement was established in what is now Monrovia (named after US President James Monroe) and freed slaves from the Americas began arriving by the thousands. These settlers, known as Americo-Liberians (from the United States) and the Congo people (from the Caribbean), banded together to form the Republic of Liberia (meaning 'Land of the Free'), which gained its independence from the ACS on 26 July 1847. For the next 133 years, the Americo-Liberians, who made up less than 1 per cent of the population, governed Liberia though the country's only political party, the True Whig Party. Indigenous Liberians were excluded from political and economic opportunities reserved for the elitist settlers. However, the Americos and Congos intermarried with the native population and took on local wards, allowing for a degree of integration between the settlers and the 'country people' as they were called.

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Warning : main(/var/www/dogori.com/www/conf/bdaccess.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/afrik/www-data/dogori.com/www/html/scripts/phrases_du_jour.php on line Warning /home/afrik/www-data/dogori.com/www/html/scripts/phrases_du_jour.php on line Warning /home/afrik/www-data/dogori.com/www/html/scripts/phrases_du_jour.php on line Warning /home/afrik/www-data/dogori.com/www/html/scripts/phrases_du_jour.php on line Olivia Marsaud : Pas facile d'abandonner quatorze années de pouvoir absolu. Pas facile non plus de renoncer aux dividendes qui en découlent. Charles Taylor, bien qu'il soit en exil au Nigeria depuis le 11 août dernier, tient encore les rênes des pouvoirs politique et économique au Liberia. C'est ce qu'affirmait vendredi dernier Jacques Klein, le représentant spécial de Koffi Annan : " L'ancien chef de guerre en exil conduit encore le Liberia ». Samedi, le journal The Vanguard rapportait que certains ministres libériens avaient fait le déplacement à Calabar, la ville d'exil de Taylor, pour le rencontrer. Selon des diplomates cités par The News, Taylor appellerait plusieurs fois par jour le vice-président Moses Blah (qu'il a désigné à sa succession le 11 août) et le ministre des Affaires étrangères Lewis Brown. " Charles Taylor tente de déstabiliser la situation », explique Geoffrey Rudd, le représentant de l'Union européenne pour le Liberia. " Je pense qu'il veut prouver que ce n'est pas lui le problème, que le pays n'est pas sûr et qu'il y aura toujours des combats. » Certains officiels étrangers auraient même demandé au Président nigérian Olusegun Obasanjo de couper les lignes téléphoniques de son hôteÂ

83. Atlas: Liberia Facts on liberia flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current Upto-date information on Government, Economy, Population culture http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/liberia.html

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Liberian NGOs DOVAfrica Friends of Liberia Liberian Environmental Watch The Sunday Project Liberian Sites Africa Talking... Copla Emigrants to Liberia LCANJ ... UNIBOA News - Radio /TV BBC- Africa Network Africa Focus on Africa DayBreak Africa ... Suggest a site Liberian Music and more...! Liberian music is a testament to Liberia's mosaic and diverse culture. Liberian music ranges from the very rthymic drums, to soul, jazz and blues and the music styles reflect the culture from Grand Gedeh to Lofa, from Cape Mount to Cape Palmas. It is said that the roots of "HiLife"/"highlife" played in parts of West Africa owes it's roots, to the Kru of Liberia. In "pre-Liberian" times, the sea-faring "Kru" mariners carried small portable instruments when they travelled the West African coast even before Europeans arrived and were later employed on British and American steam-ships. They played accordion, concertina, harmonica, penny whistle, banjo, mandolin and especially the Spanish guitar with which they developed the oppositional thumb and finger-plucking style. Today, Miatta Fahnbulleh remains one of the most popular Liberian musicans not only because of her incredible talent, but also because of her personal story.

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86. Dan Mask Tribal Art History And Culture African art history Dan people from the Ivory Coast, cultural, ceremonial andtraditional significance of art. History of the Dan people from liberia. http://www.rebirth.co.za/Dan_tribal_art_history_and_culture.htm

Dan Mask Art History Country - Liberia African Art Dan Tribe. The Dan mask to the left was used during initiation ceremonies. These types of masks are made and worn exclusively, by male dancers. Dan masks are unique and only carved by initiated members of the male Poro society. The mask (see image to the left) served to protect the young initiate against destructive or evil forces from the time of initiation, till he one day enters the spirit realm. The Dan people classify surroundings into two realms - the village with all inhabitants (human realm), and the forest (bon) (spirit realm) where the spirits reign, and wild animals roam freely. The forest is regarded as sacred, and crossing the boundary between the human realm, and the spirit realm, may only be done by saying a prayer and wearing materials from both worlds. This creates a link between the two realms. The mask depicted above is a perfect example of the materials. Once the male mask dancer dons the mask, he is transformed into a spirit. The mask dancer goes into a deep trance during rituals and brings forth messages of wisdom from his forebears. The messages is inaudible and in uncontrollable utters, a wise man accompany the dancer during the ritual and translates the messages. The messages are often words of great wisdom, prescribing a way of life that will lead to longevity, health and prosperity.

87. Liberia liberia s Minister of Information, culture and Tourism, Joe Mulbah, statedliberia believes that landmines pose a perpetual threat to civil society. http://www.hrw.org/research/liberia.html

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88. Overturning A "Culture Of Violence That Has Become Institutionalized" ACCRA, GHANA liberia s thread of violence weaves through all classes, We will all need to overturn this culture of violence that has become http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2003/08/114.html

@import "/css/complex.css"; @import "/css/complex_hnav.css"; Skip navigation Hotline Newsroom Resources ... Photo Gallery Back to most recent news releases Browse archive: this story Overturning a "Culture of Violence that has Become Institutionalized" Rev. Deborah Toe, the minister of God's Glory Christian Episcopal Methodist Church in Monrovia Photo: CWS/Chris Herlinger August 6, 2003 By Chris Herlinger ACCRA, GHANA - Liberia's thread of violence weaves through all classes, stations and professions. Few are untouched from a legacy of brutality that astonishes: stories of beheadings, rapes and of children being buried alive are common, as are rumors about Liberian President Charles Taylor's personal complicity in a host of crimes. Liberian church leaders awaiting a return to their country from neighboring Ghana are no strangers to such violence: One church representative's father-in-law, an opponent of Taylor's, was slain in the late 1980s, reportedly by Taylor himself. "It's not something you get over overnight," the leader said. Another leader's experiences are even more stark and raw because of their immediacy: The Rev. Deborah Toe, 34, the minister of God's Glory Christian Episcopal Methodist Church in Monrovia, learned July 21 that a rocket had hit her church compound that day, killing eight people, including her niece, Tetee Thompson, 23, and had also wounded her mother, Doristy Mary Soumie, 49. Three days later, Toe's mother died of her injuries.

89. Information Center | Press | Press Releases MEDICAL RELIEF SUPPLIES REACHES liberia, FIRST LADY BRYANT WELCOMES US PRIVATE exploring issues of war and death, and referencing liberian culture. http://www.directrelief.org/sections/information_center/press_detail.asp?id=61

90. LocalPin - Society And Culture In Liberia Society and culture in liberiarelated links from LocalPin. Find links to Societyand culture in liberia in our geographically-organised fully-searchable http://www.localpin.com/info/en/africa/liberia/society_and_culture/

Society and Culture in Liberia Main Menu Home Wiki Contact About ... Help Wiki Know something about Liberia ? Why not contribute in the LocalPin wiki! You searched for Society and Culture in Liberia in English page 1 next What? Where? in Pick search term Pick location Location: Liberia Search for All in Liberia - Directly search for All matches in Liberia Results 1 to 10 of 14 matching Society and Culture in All in the location Liberia in Africa in World Sub-categories of the Society and Culture category: None Friends of Liberia USA-based network. Information about projects, news, and events. http://www.fol.org/ record no 1 of 14 The Channel of Liberian Contemporary History Discussion of current Liberian history. http://members.aol.com/Liberia99/ record no 2 of 14 Liberia Institute of Journalism Nonprofit educational organization, information about training programs. http://www.lij.kabissa.org/ record no 3 of 14 The Liberian Experience Personal homepage with information on Liberia and a collection of photographs. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/6438/

91. ANN News Section Society Culture liberia Villagers complain of harassment by MODEL in River Cess county Villagersin River Cess county, a remote region of central liberia, have complained http://www.africahome.com/annews/categories/culture/

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94. BAM: A Journey Without Maps, Arts And Culture, May/June 2005 A College Hill idealist arrives as an aid worker in liberia and struggles to The few Westerners in liberia lived in walled compounds with a phalanx of http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/storydetail.cfm?ID=2738

95. Afrika.no - The Index On Africa - Culture You are here Countries liberia culture Extensive web catalogue oflanguages of liberia. Site includes bookstore for printed publications, http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Liberia/Culture/

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96. Negrophile. One Who Admires And Supports Black People And Their Culture. One who admires and supports Black people and their culture. In liberia,we re talking maybe 2000 or 3000. That number is minuscule by any standard. http://www.negrophile.com/phile/articles/liberia_is_one_such_failed_state.html

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97. Cultural Life (from Liberia) --  Encyclopædia Britannica Cultural life (from liberia) Traditional and Western lifestyles coexist; however,traditional values, customs, and norms influence the Western type http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-55275

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98. Resource Information Center Liberia: Information On The Krahn Ethnic GroupLiberi Keywords, liberia / Cultural assimilation / Cultural identity / Ethnicity /Indigenous language / Linguistic minorities http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/LBR01003.htm

Liberia Response to Information Request Number: LBR01003.ZAR Date: 5 October 2000 Subject: Liberia: Information on the Krahn ethnic group From: INS Resource Information Center, Washington, DC Keywords: Liberia / Cultural assimilation / Cultural identity / Ethnicity / Indigenous language / Linguistic minorities Query: What language/dialects do the Krahn people speak? Are there cultural distinctions among the Krahn that would differentiate them from other ethnic groups in Liberia? Are the Krahn dispersed throughout Liberia, or only found mainly in Grand Gedeh county? Would it be credible that a member of the Krahn ethnic group would not speak a Krahn dialect, but only English? Is it plausible that a Krahn, born and raised in Monrovia, would not have any knowledge about the Krahn dialect or language or customs? Response: Ezekiel Pajibo, Senior Policy Analyst with Africa Faith and Justice Network, states that there are no major cultural distinctions, such as facial markings or physical attributes, that characterize the Krahn group. He suggests the surname might be an indication of the ethnic group to which an individual belongs. Both Ezekiel Pajibo and a former Africa researcher for the INS Resource Information Center, Solomon Toweh, agree that the primary distinction of a Krahn would be their language, however, it is possible that a member of the Krahn ethnic group would not speak a Krahn dialect (Pajibo 7 Sept. 2000; Toweh 6 Sept. 2000). Ethnologue (1996) cites Krahn dialects as including both Eastern and Western versions of Krahn. Eastern Krahn dialects include Gorbo, Kanneh, Konobo, and Tchien (Chiehn). Western Krahn dialects include Gbo, Gbaeson (Gbaison, Gbarzon), Plo, Biai, Gbarbo, Gborbo (Gbobo), and Kpeaply. Western Krahn also can be found in Cote d'Ivoire, where the dialects include Pewa, Nidru, and Biai (

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BEHIND THE MASK a website on gay and lesbian affairs in Africa liberia elect leadership with quality track records The Analyst (Monrovia) Clemenceau Urey Cautions AMEU Students February 22, 2005: An aspirant for one of the senatorial seats of Montserrado County, Clemenceau B. Urey, has cautioned students of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) on Camp Johnson Road and Liberian youths in general to elect a responsible leadership with quality track records in the forthcoming 2005 Presidential and General Elections. He told the students to take seriously the choice that they will make in October by electing a matured and committed leadership that will be keen and focused on good governance, as well as place the public interest first and last. "When I talk about leadership, I'm not only talking about the presidency as everybody wants to be president. Most of the time people tend to forget about the first branch of government, which is the Legislative Branch. If that Branch is strong, matured and composed of good and qualified people, we can help the president to promote good governance," Mr. Urey stressed.

100. Ethnomathematics Digital Library (EDL) Geographical area liberia, Mozambique, South Africa Cultural group liberian,Mozambican, South African. Widespread decorative motif and the Pythagorean http://www.ethnomath.org/search/browseResources.asp?type=country&id=29

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