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 | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Daniel Bashiel Warner, James Spriggs Payne |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Dissolved | 1899 |
| Headquarters | Monrovia |
| Ideology | Classical liberalism Decentralization[1] Progressivism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| International affiliation | American Colonization Society |
References
change- ↑ Carl Patrick Burrowes (2004). Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970. Africa World Press. p. 312.
- ↑ Tue (August 7, 2014). "Whither, Party Politics In Liberia?". Faily Observer. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
