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Which US president had a foreign capital named after him?

None, but one foreign country, Liberia, has named its capital city oafter James Monroe.


What country has a capital city named for president James monroe and was founded by freed American slaves?

Liberia


What is the only foreign country with a capital city named after an American president?

Although Monrovia, Liberia is the only foreign capital city named after a former US President (James Monroe) it is not the only non-US city named in honor of a past chief executive. Presidente Hayes, a department (equivalent to a county or province) in Paraguay and it's capital Villa Hayes are both named for former President Rutherford B. Hayes


How did Liberias capital city get its name?

The capital city was named after president Monroe.


Which African country has its capital named after a President of the US?

Liberia's captial Monrovia is named after President James Monroe.Monrovia was founded in 1822 during the term of President James Monroe. A port city located at the mouth of the St. Paul River, Monrovia was established by the American Colonization Society as a haven for freed black slaves from America


What city in Louisiana is named after an American president?

Monroe comes to mind ,but it was named for a steamer , the James Monroe, which was named for the President James Monroe , so indirectly it is named for a president.There is a town of Washington, LA, undoubtedly named for George in some way, either directly or after a man who took his name from George.


What countries has its capital city named for president James monroe and was founded by freed American slaves?

That country is Liberia.


What president was named from a city in Louisiana?

Monroe, Louisiana was named after a steam boat that was named after President James Monroe. (I don't think any president was named from a city in LA or elsewhere. )


What capital city on the west coast of Africa is named for a US president?

Monrovia, in Liberia, is named for President James Monroe. Liberia was settled by former slaves who returned from the US to Africa.


What capitals were named after a US president?

The US national capital was named for George Washington.The state capital of Missouri is Jefferson City, named for Thomas Jefferson.The state capital of Wisconsin is Madison, named for James Madison.The state capital of Mississippi is Jackson, named for Andrew Jackson.The state capital of Nebraska is Lincoln, named for Abraham Lincoln.Also, the capital of the African nation of Liberia, founded by freed slaves from the US, is named Monrovia in honor of James Monroe.


What capital city in Africa is named after a former US president?

I studied the map of Ethiopia and found no city with a name related to a US President. There is a town of about 12,000 named Gore, but it is not named for VP Al Gore. You may be thinking of Liberia, whose capital is Monrovia, named for James Monroe.


What city in Wisconsin was named for a President?

The state capital is Madison, named for James Madison.