Round 3: Tossup 4

A president of this country violated a UN embargo by smuggling weapons to a (emphasize) nearby country’s Revolutionary United Front. In this country, Samuel Doe was (15[1])overthrown by (15[1])Charles (15[1])Taylor during a (15[1])1990s civil war. A former president of this country was expelled from the Unity Party for refusing to endorse Joseph Boakai over a soccer star. In this country, (*) George (10[3])Weah succeeded the first female head of state in Africa, Ellen (10[1])Johnson Sirleaf. The (10[1])True Whig Party long governed this country, whose (10[1])existence was advocated by the (10[1])American (10[1])Colonization (10[2])Society. For 10 points, free (10[2])African-Americans founded what African country with capital Monrovia? ■END■

ANSWER: Republic of Liberia
<World History — Sam Macchi> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
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