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Henry Reed Cooper was born on 3 September 1940 in Monrovia. He was a Congo person. His father was Jesse Reed Cooper, director of the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation. He attended St. Patrick's Elementary School, and received a high school education from the College of West Africa, graduating in 1960.
Liberia's main northwestern boundary is traversed by the Mano River while its southeast limits are bounded by the Cavalla River. Liberia's three largest rivers are St. Paul exiting near Monrovia, the river St. John at Buchanan, and the Cestos River, all of which flow into the Atlantic. The Cavalla is the longest river in the nation at 320 miles ...
e. Liberia is a country in West Africa founded by free people of color from the United States. The emigration of African Americans, both freeborn and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The mortality rate of these settlers was the highest among settlements reported with modern recordkeeping.
Events. April 28 – Unity Party presidential candidate Joseph Boakai announces Jeremiah Koung as his running mate. [1] July 26 – National Traditional Council Chairman Chief Zanzan Karwor serves as National Independence Day orator. [2] October 10 – 2023 Liberian general election [3] [4] November 14 – Liberians elect their president in a ...
In the Philippines, Phragmites is known by the local name tambo. Reed stands flower in December, and the blooms are harvested and bundled into whisk brooms called "walis". Hence the common name of household brooms is walis tambo. [15] Reeds have been used to make arrows [16] and weapons such as spears for hunting game.
June 25: Constitutional Convention held in Monrovia to discuss creation of the state of Liberia. [1] July 26: Monrovia becomes part of newly formed Republic of Liberia. [1] October 5: First Liberian general election held. Monrovia becomes seat of newly formed Montserrado County. 1853 - Photographer Augustus Washington in business.
v. t. e. The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in Liberia. The court consists of the Chief Justice of Liberia, who is also the top Judiciary official, [1] and four associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The justices hold court at the Temple of Justice on Capitol Hill in Monrovia.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Liberia. The avifauna of Liberia include a total of 692 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans. 21 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...