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'''Americo-Liberians''' are the relatively wealthy elite of ]. | |||
The were descended from free blacks who immigrated in the ] to Liberia from the ]. Some 13,000 were settled in Liberia between 1817 and 1867 by the ]. They adopted a ] lifestyle and lived on the coast. They based their society on U.S. culture and political organization. Americo-Liberians controlled the government from its foundation in ] until ] through the ] party. | |||
Under their rule the ] rapidly developed. |
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