Republican Party (Liberia)

Former Liberian political party

The Republican Party (or Liberian Party) was a political party in Liberia. The people in the party were mostly Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry and originated in the United States. The True Whig Party was the opposing party.[2]

Republican Party
LeadersJoseph Jenkins Roberts,
Daniel Bashiel Warner,
James Spriggs Payne
Founded1848 (1848)
Dissolved1899 (1899)
HeadquartersMonrovia
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Decentralization[1]
Progressivism
Political positionCenter-left
International affiliationAmerican Colonization Society

References change

  1. Carl Patrick Burrowes (2004). Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970. Africa World Press. p. 312.
  2. Tue (August 7, 2014). "Whither, Party Politics In Liberia?". Faily Observer. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2020.