Colony of Liberia
Liberia | |||||||||||||||
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| 1821–1847 | |||||||||||||||
The Colony of Liberia in 1839 | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Private colony of the American Colonization Society | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Monrovia | ||||||||||||||
| Demonyms | American, Liberian | ||||||||||||||
| Agent | |||||||||||||||
• 1821–1839 | See Agents and Governors of Liberia | ||||||||||||||
• 1839–1841 | Thomas Buchanan | ||||||||||||||
• 1841–1848 | Joseph Jenkins Roberts | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Formation of the American Colonization Society | December 21, 1816 | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 1821 | ||||||||||||||
| July 26, 1847 | |||||||||||||||
| Currency | United States Dollar (USD) | ||||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | LR | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Liberia | ||||||||||||||
Liberia, officially the Colony of Liberia, later the Commonwealth of Liberia, was a private colony of the American Colonization Society between 1821 and 1847, when it declared independence and became the Republic of Liberia. It was not recognized by the United States until September 23, 1862.