CULTURETECHLENSMonrovia
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Combined Graph record U-01396 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0071. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The Monrovia City Corporation's official site (tier 2, the city's own government) states the City of Monrovia 'was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society (ACS) as Christopolis, a settlement established for freed African Americans returning to Africa,' that 'in 1824, the city was renamed Monrovia in honor of James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States,' and that Monrovia 'serves as both the capital and largest city of Liberia' — establishing Monrovia as a city, the capital of Liberia, in Liberia, its naming for James Monroe, and its freed-African-American settler (Americo-Liberian) founding (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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The Monrovia City Corporation's official site (tier 2, the city's own government) states the City of Monrovia 'was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society (ACS) as Christopolis, a settlement established for freed African Americans returning to Africa,' that 'in 1824, the city was renamed Monrovia in honor of James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States,' and that Monrovia 'serves as both the capital and largest city of Liberia' — establishing Monrovia as a city, the capital
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- https://monrovia.gov.lr/index.php/about/ (verification source · master store)
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The Monrovia City Corporation's official site (tier 2, the city's own government) states the City of Monrovia 'was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society (ACS) as Christopolis, a settlement established for freed African Americans returning to Africa,' that 'in 1824, the city was renamed Monrovia in honor of James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States,' and that Monrovia 'serves as both the capital and largest city of Liberia' — establishing Monrovia as a city, the capital of Liberia, in Liberia, its naming for James Monroe, and its freed-African-American settler (Americo-Liberian) founding (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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