Founded as a haven for freed American slaves, it became an independent country in 1847
It was founded in 1816 with the expressed aim to colonize free African-Americans 
in ... A decade later, Liberia became an independent nation, and in 1848, Joseph
... [DOC] [TLE] Dispatch, Vol 2, No 52, December 30, 1991 [PAR] Dec 30, 1991 ... ..........New, independent nations have emerged out of the wreckage of the ... Last 
weekend, these former republics formed a Commonwealth of Independent States
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