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Liberia Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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*Similar state-based organizations established colonies in '''Mississippi-in-Africa, Kentucky in Africa, and the Republic of Maryland, which Liberia later annexed'''. | *Similar state-based organizations established colonies in '''Mississippi-in-Africa, Kentucky in Africa, and the Republic of Maryland, which Liberia later annexed'''. | ||
*An insurrection in December 1989 triggered the '''First Liberian Civil War.''' From 1989 to 1997 around 60,000 to 80,000 Liberians died, and by 1996 around 700,000 others had been '''displaced into refugee camps in neighboring countries'''. | *An insurrection in December 1989 triggered the '''First Liberian Civil War.''' From 1989 to 1997 around 60,000 to 80,000 Liberians died, and by 1996 around 700,000 others had been '''displaced into refugee camps in neighboring countries'''. | ||
*The Kpelle comprise more than 20% of the population and are the largest ethnic group in Liberia, residing mostly in Bong County and adjacent areas in central Liberia. | |||
*Americo-Liberians, who are descendants of '''African American and West Indian, mostly Barbadian (Bajan) settlers''', make up 2.5%. | |||
*Congo people, '''descendants of repatriated Congo and Afro-Caribbean slaves who arrived in 1825''', make up an estimated 2.5%. | |||
*Numerous immigrants have come as merchants and become a major part of the business community, including '''Lebanese, Indians, and other West African nationals'''. | |||
*A small minority of Liberians who are White Africans of European descent reside in the country.<ref>"Liberia", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Liberia== | ==Emigration From Liberia== | ||