Liberia timeline
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Pan Am's Clipper Great Republic Crashes
The Johannesburg to New York City flight was on the Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana), to Monrovia, Liberia leg of its journey. At 0301h during a... Read more
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is Elected President of Liberia, Becoming the Only Female Head of State in Africa
Sirleaf once again stood for president as the candidate of the Unity Party in the 2005 general election. She placed second in the first round of... Read more
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Charles Taylor Denies all Charges at His War Crimes Tribunal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on... Read more