Liberia

Continent: Africa
Capital: Monrovia
Abolition Date:See Notes...
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Currency: Liberian Dollar

Languages Spoken: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages
Population: As estimated in late 2006, is 3,283,000.
National Anthem: "All Hail, Liberia Hail!"

In 1930, the League of Nations appointed the "International Commission of Inquiry into the Existence of Slavery and Forced Labor in the Republic of Liberia". The committee could not substantiate charges of slavery and forced labor according to international law. They did find, however, that Liberian officials, including the republic's vice president, profited from indigenous people's forced labor. The League's scathing report equated the system to slavery, and implicated both President Charles D.B. King, and Vice President Allen Yancy as part of the syndicate of Liberians receiving a cut in the lucrative venture. The report led to the resignations of President King and Vice President Yancy, and the election of Edwin Barclay to the presidency in 1931.

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