Liberia Independent
July 26, 1847
The small settler republic on the West African coast, founded by the American Colonization Society, declared itself independent - partly to escape the ambiguity of being governed by a private organization. Its constitution was modeled on the American one, right down to the seal reading "The love of liberty brought us here."
In context
Also in 1847 (3 other events on record)
- Semmelweis's Discovery · Europe · Science
- Brigham Young Reaches Salt Lake · North America · Religion
- Jane Eyre Published · Europe · Culture
Before and after in Africa
Before and after in Politics
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.
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