While the indigenous majority felt the change was occurring too slowly, many Americo-Liberians felt it was too rapid. You were then the second Liberian president after President Benson to speak an indigenous language, and you promoted a program to bring more indigenous persons into the government. To the outside world, this peaceful transition seemed to signal political stability in Liberia, remarkable in Africa where political turmoil was the norm. By the late 1970s, your administration became increasingly open to overtures of economic assistance from Libya and Cuba. Happy Birthday Mr. President as we celebrate your 107 Birth Anniversary Posthumously.

Source: Front Page Africa May 14, 2020 00:00 UTC