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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. Governing through the ] party, Americo-Liberians controlled the country from its foundation in ] until the coup of ] in ]. | |||
| Under their rule the ] rapidly developed, but their power rested largely on the repression and exploitation of the native African majority. | |||
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