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On July 26, 1847 Liberia declared itself an independent and sovereign State, 
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cropped... [DOC] [TLE] Buchanan City: Day 5: Institutional/Thematic Hearings - Truth and ... [PAR] In 1847, the Republic Liberia was established and declared Independent.