Liberia: Polity Style: 1839-2024 |
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| 5 Jan 1839 | colonies or settlements of Monrovia, New Georgia, Caldwell, Millsburg, Marshall, Bexley, Bassa Cove, and Edina formed a united government under the name of the Commonwealth of Liberia in accordance with a Constitution adopted by the Board of Directors of the American Colonization Society on 5 Jan 1839, meeting of the Board of 5 Jan 1839, Washington, D.C. (African Repository, No. 4, March 1839, pp. 68-71) |
| 4 Apr 1839 | Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberia is approved, meeting of the Governor and Council, Monrovia (Liberian Government Archives I 1828-1911, Box 2, Minutes of the Governor and Council, 1838-1839; American Colonization Society Annual Report, 23rd meeting, 1840, p. 5) |
| 4 Apr 1839 - 26 Jul 1847 | Commonwealth of Liberia |
| 26 Jul 1847 | Liberia is proclaimed free, sovereign and independent state under the name of the Republic of Liberia in accordance with a declaration of independence adopted and signed by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention on 26 Jul 1847 in Monrovia (Liberia Herald, No. 17, 30 Jul 1847, p. 66) |
| 26 Jul 1847 - | Republic of Liberia |
Last update: 29 Nov 2023