Republican Party (Liberia)

Republican Party
Republican Party
Leaders	Joseph Jenkins Roberts,; Daniel Bashiel Warner,; James Spriggs Payne
Founded	1848
Dissolved	1899
Headquarters	Monrovia
Ideology	Classical liberalism; Decentralization[1]; Progressivism
Political position	Center-left
International affiliation	American Colonization Society

The Republican Party (or Liberian Party) was a political party in Liberia. The people in the party were mostly Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry and originated in the United States. The True Whig Party was the opposing party.[2]

References

Carl Patrick Burrowes (2004). Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970. Africa World Press. p. 312.
Tue (August 7, 2014). "Whither, Party Politics In Liberia?". Faily Observer. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

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[AWP-1] Carl Patrick Burrowes (2004). Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970. Africa World Press. p. 312.

[2] Tue (August 7, 2014). "Whither, Party Politics In Liberia?". Faily Observer. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2020.