10/04/2025
Some interesting stories about Liberia. The first African republic to proclaim its independence and is Africa's first and oldest modern republic.
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A little more than a year after the Liberian civil war broke out in late 1989, the
United States initiated its resettlement program for Liberian refugees. Since then,
more than 24,000 Liberian refugees have been admitted to the United States.
Most of the refugees who entered the United States in the early 1990s were fam-
ily reunification cases. Many were from the urban areas of Liberia, and most
arrived with at least some previous formal education and proficiency in English.
In contrast, most recent Liberian arrivals have not had relatives in the United
States to help them with their initial adjustment. Many of these Liberians spent
more than a decade living in refugee camps in West Africa, and in Liberia most
lived in rural areas, where opportunities for schooling—limited in the best of
times—virtually vanished during the war years. Many speak little or no English.
The new arrivals join a Liberian community that numbered well over 39,000 in
2004. In addition to the Liberian refugees who arrived in the early 1990s, the
community is made up of thousands of Liberians who were already in the United
States—mostly as students, businesspeople, and visitors—when the civil war
broke out. Many were granted temporary asylum and eventually permanent res-
idency in the United States. Many of these Liberians have gone on to contribute
to their communities as doctors, nurses, educators, businesspeople, religious
leaders, and social service providers.
Liberia is also a suitable place for tourism.
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