when was liberia founded
History. Liberia was founded in 1821, when officials of the American Colonization Society were granted possession of Cape Mesurado by local De chiefs for the settlement of freed American slaves.African-American immigrants were landed in 1822, the first of some 15,000 to settle in Liberia. Liberia: History-History Founding to 1980 Liberia was founded in 1821, when officials of the American Colonization ...