Republic of Liberia

State · 1848–2026 CE · at its largest around 1848 CE

A West African republic founded by settlers sent by the American Colonization Society, mostly freed African Americans, which declared independence in 1847.

On its lands while it lasted

• West African Ebola epidemic (2013–2016 CE): Largest Ebola outbreak in history, which began in Guinea in December 2013 and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, killing more than 11,000 people.

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