Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Liberia, a country in West Africa, was founded, established, colonized and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants. It is one of only two sovereign countries in the world that were started by citizens and ex-Caribbean slaves of a political power as a colony for former slaves of the same political power, the other being Sierra Leone, established by Great Britain. In July 26, 1847, Liberia proclaimed its independence from the American Colonization Society. Liberia was under control and as protectorate of United States. It retained its independence throughout the European Scramble for Africa, and the country remained in the American sphere of influence. Until 1980, the state of Liberia was dominated by the small minority of descendants of the free black colonists, known collectively as Americo-Liberians. Little economic development occurred. From the 1920s, the country became dependent on exploitation of natural resources, particularly the rubber industry and the Firestone Company."@en }
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- History_of_Liberia abstract "Liberia, a country in West Africa, was founded, established, colonized and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants. It is one of only two sovereign countries in the world that were started by citizens and ex-Caribbean slaves of a political power as a colony for former slaves of the same political power, the other being Sierra Leone, established by Great Britain. In July 26, 1847, Liberia proclaimed its independence from the American Colonization Society. Liberia was under control and as protectorate of United States. It retained its independence throughout the European Scramble for Africa, and the country remained in the American sphere of influence. Until 1980, the state of Liberia was dominated by the small minority of descendants of the free black colonists, known collectively as Americo-Liberians. Little economic development occurred. From the 1920s, the country became dependent on exploitation of natural resources, particularly the rubber industry and the Firestone Company.".
- Q866271 abstract "Liberia, a country in West Africa, was founded, established, colonized and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants. It is one of only two sovereign countries in the world that were started by citizens and ex-Caribbean slaves of a political power as a colony for former slaves of the same political power, the other being Sierra Leone, established by Great Britain. In July 26, 1847, Liberia proclaimed its independence from the American Colonization Society. Liberia was under control and as protectorate of United States. It retained its independence throughout the European Scramble for Africa, and the country remained in the American sphere of influence. Until 1980, the state of Liberia was dominated by the small minority of descendants of the free black colonists, known collectively as Americo-Liberians. Little economic development occurred. From the 1920s, the country became dependent on exploitation of natural resources, particularly the rubber industry and the Firestone Company.".