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| '''Americo-Liberians''' are the relatively wealthy elite of ]. | '''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. | 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. | Under their rule the ] rapidly developed. | ||
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Americo-Liberians are the relatively wealthy elite of Liberia.
The were descended from free blacks who immigrated in the 1800s to Liberia from the America. Some 13,000 were settled in Liberia between 1817 and 1867 by the American Colonization Society. They adopted a Christian 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 1847 until 1980 through the True Whig party.
Under their rule the economy of Liberia rapidly developed.