Summary
The Republican Party, originally named the True Liberian Party until 1857,[2] was a political party founded soon after the founding of Liberia in 1848. It was known to be made up primarily of Americo-Liberians who had mixed African and European ancestry. Its main opponent was the True Whig Party.[3]
Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Daniel Bashiel Warner, James Spriggs Payne |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Dissolved | 1899 |
| Headquarters | Monrovia |
| Ideology | Decentralization[1] Classical liberalism Progressivism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| International affiliation | American Colonization Society |
| Colors | Red |
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 edit
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Party candidate | Result |
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| 1863 | Daniel Bashiel Warner | Elected 
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| 1865 | Elected
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| 1867 | James Spriggs Payne | Elected
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| 1869 | Lost 
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| 1871 | Joseph Jenkins Roberts | Elected
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| 1873 | Elected
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| 1875 | James Spriggs Payne | Elected
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| 1883 | Supported Hilary Richard Wright Johnson (TWP) | Elected
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| 1885 | Edward Wilmot Blyden | Lost
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References edit
- ^ 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.