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Edward James Roye

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Edward James Roye (February 3, 1815 – February 11, 1872) served as the fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow in 1871 and subsequent violent death. [1]

18 relations: American Colonization Society, Boston Jenkins Drayton, Chief Justice of Liberia, Coup d'état, Daniel Bashiel Warner, History of Liberia, House of Representatives of Liberia, Igbo people, James Skivring Smith, James Spriggs Payne, List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia, Monrovia, Newark, Ohio, President of Liberia, Supreme Court of Liberia, True Whig Party, United States, William Spencer Anderson.

American Colonization Society

The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America, commonly known as the American Colonization Society (ACS), was a group established in 1816 by Robert Finley of New Jersey which supported the migration of free African Americans to the continent of Africa.

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Boston Jenkins Drayton

Boston Jenkins Drayton (1821–1865) was a Liberian politician and Lutheran minister who served as the 3rd Chief Justice of Liberia from 1861 until 1864.

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Chief Justice of Liberia

The Chief Justice of Liberia is the head of the judicial branch of the Government of the Republic of Liberia and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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Daniel Bashiel Warner

Daniel Bashiel Warner (April 19, 1815 – December 1, 1880) served as the 3rd President of Liberia from 1864 to 1868.

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History of Liberia

Liberia is a country in West Africa which 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.

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House of Representatives of Liberia

The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the Senate comprises the Legislature of Liberia.

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Igbo people

The Igbo people (also Ibo," formerly also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria.

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James Skivring Smith

James Skivring Smith (February 26, 1825 – 1892) was a Liberian politician who served as the 6th President of Liberia from 1871 to 1872.

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James Spriggs Payne

James Spriggs Payne (December 19, 1819 – January 31, 1882) served as the fourth and eighth President of Liberia, from 1868 to 1870 and from 1876 to 1878.

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List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia is the presiding officer of the legislature.

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Monrovia

Monrovia is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia.

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Newark, Ohio

Newark is a city in and the county seat of Licking County, Ohio, United States, east of Columbus, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River.

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President of Liberia

The President of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia.

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Supreme Court of Liberia

The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in the West African nation of Liberia.

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True Whig Party

The True Whig Party (TWP), also known as Liberian Whig Party, is the oldest political party in Liberia.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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William Spencer Anderson

William Spencer Anderson (c. 1832 – 27 September 1872) was an American-born Liberian politician and explorer.

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E.J. Roye, Edward J. Roye, Edward Roye.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James_Roye

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