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Political tensions resulted in a military coup in 1980 marking the beginning of years-long political instability. 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. These resulted in the deaths of 250,000 people, the displacement of many more and shrunk Liberia's economy. A peace agreement in 2003 led to democratic elections in 2005. Liberia's economic and political stability was threatened in the 2010s by an Ebola virus epidemic and was declared officially ended on May 8, 2015. | Political tensions resulted in a military coup in 1980 marking the beginning of years-long political instability. 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. These resulted in the deaths of 250,000 people, the displacement of many more and shrunk Liberia's economy. A peace agreement in 2003 led to democratic elections in 2005. Liberia's economic and political stability was threatened in the 2010s by an Ebola virus epidemic and was declared officially ended on May 8, 2015. | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia] | For a primer on the history of Liberia see the Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia Liberia]. | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1461 -Into the late 17th century, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders had contacts and trading posts in the region<br> | 1461 -Into the late 17th century, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders had contacts and trading posts in the region<br> | ||