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'''Americo-Liberians''' are the relatively wealthy elite of ]. They are descended from the freed blacks who immigrated in the ] to Liberia from ]. | |||
Some 13,000 were settled in Liberia between ] and ] 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 ] majority. |
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