Liberia was settled by freed American slaves in 1821 and became
an independent republic in 1847. Americo-Liberians, descendants
of the freed slaves, dominated the country until 1980, when Sgt.
Samuel Doe led a violent coup that led to the killing of President
William Tolbert. By a fraudulent election, in 1985, Doe became
Liberia's first indigenous president. In 1989, Liberia was invaded
from Côte d' Ivoire by rebel forces of the National Patriotic
Front of Liberia (NPFL), led by Charles Taylor, who proclaimed
himself president. Doe was assassinated in 1990 by another group
of rebels led by Prince Yormie Johnson, who also sought the presidency.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) intervened
to negotiate a peace settlement among the two rebel groups and
the government. ECOWAS also sent a Nigerian-led West African
peacekeeping force to Monrovia and installed an interim government
led by Amos Sawyer. With military aid from Libya and Burkina
Faso, Taylor's forces began a siege of Monrovia in 1992 and engaged
in fighting with ECOWAS forces. A number of cease-fires were
established in 1993 and 1994, but clashes between factions persisted.
African Governments On The WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/africa.html)
Part of Governments on the WWW. This site includes a database of government institutions on the world wide web, including parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions, and political parties.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
The Amnesty document library provides country summaries of annual human rights practices in the sub-Saharan African countries.
The Channel for the Contemporary History of Liberia (http://members.aol.com/Liberia99/)
Site contains a discussion of contemporary Liberian history and folklore.
Coalition of Progressive Liberians in America (http://www.copla.org)
"COPLA resolves to articulate a creative agenda for a fundamental restructuring of Liberian society. Site contains articles by Liberians about Liberia, a message board, the situation of Liberian refugees in the U.S."
Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, 1839 (http://www.toptags.com/aama/docs/libcon.htm)
"Full text of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberia, adopted by the Board of Directors of the American Colonization Society, January 5, 1839."
Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP). Carleton University (http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/)
Site includes full text report Liberia: A Risk Assessment Brief.
Elections Around the World: Liberia (http://www.electionworld.org/liberia.htm)
Site provides summary results of elections in Liberia.
Global Policy Forum (http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/liberindex.htm)
"Site has full text UN resolutions, reports, journal and newspaper articles on Liberia."
Human
Rights Watch: Liberia (http://hrw.org/doc/?t=africa&c=liberi)
Site provides full text reports, interviews, press releases, reports and news on the political situation in Liberia and in other sub-Saharan African countries.
The International Monitor Institute Archives (http://www.imisite.org)
"Video, audio and photography pertaining to human rights worldwide, including Liberia."
Movement for Democratic Change in Liberia (MDCL) (http://www.mdcl.org)
"A nonprofit independent political movement dedicated to achieving nonviolent democratic change in Liberia. It is a coalition of Liberians at home and abroad."
Political Resources on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net)
"Site provides listing of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Political Parties, organizations, governments, media, and links to general resources on Africa."
United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) (http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unomsil/Unomsil.htm)
"Site includes a history of the Liberian conflict from 1991, and of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) operations up to 1997."
United States. Department of Justice. Immigration and Naturalization Service (http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/qu%5Fpdfs/QASLE98-001.pdf)
Site provides reports on human rights conditions in Liberia for asylum and immigration officers.
United States. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/www/global/human%5Frights/hrp%5Freports%5Fmainhp.html)
Site provides information on country conditions and human rights reports for Liberia for the period 1993-2001.
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