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LIBERIAN CENTER

The flag above is the "LONE STAR," Liberia's national flag. The eleven horizontal stripes represent the eleven signers of the declaration of independence and the constitution of the Republic of Liberia; the blue field symbolizes the continent of Africa; the five pointed white star depicts Liberia as the first "independent republic" on the continent of Africa; the red color designates "valor"; the white, "purity"; and the blue, "fidelity." Although these representations are uniquely Liberian, the flag itself is a replica of "Old Glory," the national flag of the United States. In his 1863 book, "Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando", Richard F. Burton noted that parts of the design of the Lone Star was "Stolen from Texas and not paid for.


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New Address of The Liberian Center

"The Years The Locusts Have Eaten:Liberia 1816-2004" a comprehensive history of Liberia is now available in hardcover and paperback.
The Years The Locusts
Have Eaten

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Latest News from Liberia:

FROM STAR RADIO


Voinjama
This is the picture of Voinjama, the capital of Lofa County. The town is situated in northwestern Liberia, close to the border with the Republic of Guinea. This town bore the brunt of the brutality,devastation,and mayhem of the "dogs of war", who brought death and destruction,like hounds from hell, on innocent civilians. Many innocent men, women, children, the disable, and the elderly,including my brother, Andrew Tellewoyan were summarily executed by the these "dogs of war".(Picture: courtesy of James Tellewoyan)
15,000 UN Military Personnel to Monitor and Help Establish Peace Under UN Resolution 1509 Liberia Comprehensive Peace Agreement Signed by Government of Liberia, LURD, MODEL, and Political Parties, August 18, 2003 Power Sharing in the Interim Government among:GOL,LURD, MODEL, and Political Parties, August 18, 2003
United Nations authorizes Peace Keeping Force for Liberia Under UN Resolution 1497 Indictment & Warrant of Arrest of Prsident Charles Taylor


Before proceeding with your journey on the many pages on this web site on
Liberia, I invite you to briefly review the map of Liberia at:
The Map of Liberia

If you still live in the ancient world of the web, your browser does not support javascript,(Just kidding!),and you probably did not see the first link; consequently, please see the map of Liberia at:
The map of Liberia, for people with "web disability".


The 1999 U.S State Department report on Human Rights violations
in Liberia has been published.A copy of the report is at:
1999 U.S State Department Report on Liberia


19th Century Images of Liberians

These are some pictures of Liberia and Liberians during the 19th and early 20th century. One of the images show African-Americans from Arkansas leaving for Liberia; another image shows Liberians welcoming the Falkner Commission in 1910. The Falkner Commission, which was dispatched to Liberia by President Taft to review ways and means of restructuring Liberia's finances, approved a $1.7 million loan for Liberia. Ironically, the loan compromised the sovereignty of Liberia for over three decades. (Images: courtesy of the Library of Congress, except the 1910 image, which comes from the 1910 issue of National Geographic)


Liberian Presidents at US Capital Pictures of United States-Liberian relations during World War II. The picture at left shows US Representative Sol Bloom (center),Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, showing President Edwin Barclay (left) and President-elect William V.S. Tubman (right), Washington, D.C. from the US Capital. The event took place on May 27, 1943

Liberian Pres. at Howard U. On may 29, 1943, Mordecia W. Johnson, second from right, shows President Barclay and President-elect Tumban Howard University. On the right of President-elect Tubman is General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., who served as United States Military Advisor to President Barclay. {pictures are the courtesy of the New York Public Library}


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1998 US State Department Report on Liberia.

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Current News from Liberia, presented by "STAR RADIO." STAR RADIO is an independent radio station in Liberia which is managed by Swiss NGO Foundation Hirondelle, and financed by the United States Agency for International Development, through the International Foundation for Elections Systems. The station began transmitting news since July 15, 1997 on FM 104 MHz in English, Liberian English, French, Bassa, Dey, Gbande, Gola, Grebo, Lorma, Kissi, Kpelle, Khran, Kru, Mandingo, Mano, and Vai.

British Broadcasting Service:--Focus on Africa.

Amnesty International: Documents on the Liberian -Civil War

International Criminal Court.

Liberian Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Cuttington University College.

Liberian Connection.

Coalition of Progressive Liberians in the Americas.

Liberia First, Inc.

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