Liberia: History
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Liberia becomes independent from the American Colonization Society.
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Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company opens rubber plantation on land granted by government. Rubber production becomes the backbone of the economy.
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The Liberian government is given aid by the Soviet Union.
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Liberia signs a trade agreement with the European Economic Community.
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The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) sends a peacekeeping force to calm the uprisings that have been occurring in the past few years due to political tensions.
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The UN Security Council lifts its ban on Liberian diamond exports, which took place in 2001.
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The IMF and the World Bank devise a plan that will relieve Liberia of its heavy debt burden.
Sources:
BBC NewsBritannica