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text_A: Liberia held an election in the 21st century.
text_B: Liberia -LSB- laɪˈbɪəriə -RSB- , officially the Republic of Liberia , is a country on the West African coast .. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west , Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east .. Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone. Guinea. Guinea. Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast. It covers an area of 111369 km2 and has a population of 4,503,000 people .. English is the official language and over 20 indigenous languages are spoken , representing the numerous tribes who make up more than 95 % of the population .. English. English language. The country 's capital and largest city is Monrovia .. Monrovia. Monrovia. city. List of cities in Liberia. Forests on the coastline are composed mostly of salt-tolerant mangrove trees , while the more sparsely populated inland has forests opening onto a plateau of drier grasslands .. mangrove. mangrove. The climate is equatorial , with significant rainfall during the May -- October rainy season and harsh harmattan winds the remainder of the year .. equatorial. Tropical rainforest climate. rainy season. Wet season. harmattan. harmattan. Liberia possesses about forty percent of the remaining Upper Guinean rainforest .. Upper Guinean rainforest. Upper Guinean forest. It was an important producer of rubber in the early 20th century .. The Republic of Liberia began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society -LRB- ACS -RRB- , who believed blacks would face better chances for freedom in Africa than in the United States .. American Colonization Society. American Colonization Society. United States. United States. The country declared its independence on July 26 , 1847 .. The U.S. did not recognize Liberia 's independence until during the American Civil War on February 5 , 1862 .. American Civil War. American Civil War. Between January 7 , 1822 and the American Civil War , more than 15,000 freed and free-born blacks , who faced legislated limits in the U.S. , and 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans , relocated to the settlement .. American Civil War. American Civil War. Afro-Caribbeans. Afro-Caribbeans. The black settlers carried their culture with them to Liberia .. black. African American. The Liberian constitution and flag were modeled after those of the U.S. On January 3 , 1848 , Joseph Jenkins Roberts , a wealthy , free-born African American from Virginia who settled in Liberia , was elected as Liberia 's first president after the people proclaimed independence .. Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Virginia. Virginia. president. President of Liberia. Liberia is the only African republic to have self-proclaimed independence without gaining independence through revolt from any other power , and is Africa 's first and oldest modern republic .. Liberia retained its independence during the Scramble for Africa .. Scramble for Africa. Scramble for Africa. During World War II , Liberia supported the United States war efforts against Germany and in turn the U.S. invested in considerable infrastructure in Liberia to help its war effort , which also aided the country in modernizing and improving its major air transportation facilities .. United States. United States. World War II. World War II. In addition , President William Tubman encouraged economic changes .. President. President of Liberia. William Tubman. William Tubman. Internationally , Liberia was a founding member of the League of Nations , United Nations and the Organisation of African Unity .. League of Nations. League of Nations. United Nations. United Nations. Organisation of African Unity. Organisation of African Unity. Political tensions from the rule of William R. Tolbert resulted in a military coup in 1980 that overthrew his leadership soon after his death , marking the beginning of years-long political instability .. William R. Tolbert. William R. Tolbert. coup. Coup d'etat. Five years of military rule by the People 's Redemption Council and five years of civilian rule by the National Democratic Party of Liberia were followed by the First and Second Liberian Civil Wars .. National Democratic Party of Liberia. National Democratic Party of Liberia. First. First Liberian Civil War. These resulted in the deaths and displacement of more than half a million people and devastated Liberia 's economy .. A peace agreement in 2003 led to democratic elections in 2005 , in which Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected President .. President. President of Liberia. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. peace agreement in 2003. Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement. in 2005. Liberian general election, 2005. Recovery proceeds but about 85 % of the population live below the international poverty line .. international poverty line. international poverty line. Liberia 's economic and political stability was threatened in the 2010s by an Ebola virus epidemic ; it originated in Guinea in December 2013 , entered Liberia in March 2014 , and was declared officially ended on May 8 , 2015 .. Guinea. Guinea. Ebola virus epidemic. Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
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