Republican Party (Liberia)
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Republican Party | |
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Leaders | Center-left |
International affiliation | American Colonization Society |
Colors | Red |
The Republican Party, originally named the True Liberian Party until 1857,Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry. Its main opponent was the True Whig Party.[3]
The first President of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, supported the party, which had the first candidates elected to office in the independent nation. The party weakened soon after the death of Roberts. After the end of President James Spriggs Payne's term in 1878, the election of Anthony W. Gardiner to the presidency marked the beginning of nearly a century of True Whig Party dominance in Liberian politics. In 1899, the Republican Party disappeared.[1]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Result |
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1863
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Daniel Bashiel Warner | Elected |
1865
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Elected | |
1867
|
James Spriggs Payne | Elected |
1869
|
Lost | |
1871
|
Joseph Jenkins Roberts | Elected |
1873
|
Elected | |
1875
|
James Spriggs Payne | Elected |
1883
|
Supported Hilary Richard Wright Johnson (TWP )
|
Elected |
1885
|
Edward Wilmot Blyden | Lost |
References
- ^ a b Carl Patrick Burrowes (2004). Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970. Africa World Press. p. 312.
- ^ Joseph Njoh (2007). Liberia: The Path to War. p. 116.
- ^ Tue (August 7, 2014). "Whither, Party Politics In Liberia?". Faily Observer. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.