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The Liberian Constitution of 1847 was the first constitution of the Republic of Liberia. Largely modeled on the Constitution of the United States, it remained in effect from its adoption on 26 July 1847 until its suspension by the People's Redemption Council, following the coup d'état on 12 April 1980.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1847 We the people of the Republic of Liberia were originally the inhabitants of the United States of North America. In some parts of that country, we were debarred by law from all the rights and privileges of men--in other parts, public sentiment, more powerful than law, frowned us down.
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The Liberian Constitution was ratified and the first elections were held in the new republic. The Liberian colony's former Governor, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, (America's First Look into the Camera), was elected Liberia's first President. 1851. Liberia College was founded.
Constitution of Liberia, 1847. Published: 26/Jul/1847. Adopted by the Constitutional Convention held in Monrovia in July 1847, and enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives at their First Session, held in Monrovia, January and February, 1848.
Abstract. The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights, and the blessings of life; and whenever these great objects are not ...
