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Monrovia is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the colonization of Liberia and the American Colonization Society. Along with Washington, D.C., it is one of two world capitals to be named after a U.S. President.
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Jul 24, 2020 · The Answer: The other capital city named after a U.S. president is Monrovia, the capital city of the African country Liberia. Monrovia was founded in 1822 during the term of President James Monroe.
By 1838, tens of thousands of free Black American repatriates were living in the city that would become Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, named after President James Monroe, who backed the ACS and...
Aug 25, 2023 · William V.S. Tubman and the Naming of Monrovia Monrovia, Liberia's capital, was named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. The decision to name the capital after Monroe was made in 1822, shortly after the establishment of Liberia.
Aug 25, 2023 · The capital city was later named Monrovia in honor of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. James Monroe's presidency from 1817 to 1825 marked an important period in American history, including the acquisition of Florida and the implementation of the Monroe Doctrine.
Jun 11, 2018 · Named after the fifth U.S. president James Monroe (1758 – 1831; president 1817 – 25), Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, welcomed the first freed slaves to arrive from the United States in the 1820s. Located on the country's Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Mesurado River, it is the seat of the national government and the country's ...
Apr 25, 2018 · Initially known as Christopolis, the city was renamed Monrovia after ex U.S. President James Monroe who was an ardent supporter of the American Colonization Society.
