Liberian general election, 1879
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Presidential elections were held in Liberia
in 1879. The result was a victory for incumbent President Anthony W. Gardiner
of the True Whig Party, the sole legal party at the time.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
in 1879. The result was a victory for incumbent President Anthony W. Gardiner
Anthony W. Gardiner
Anthony William Gardner served as the ninth President of Liberia from 1878 until 1883. He was the first of a series of True Whig presidents who held power uninterruptedly until 1980....
of the True Whig Party, the sole legal party at the time.