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Liberia was colonized by the for 27 years in the early 1800s before the European scramble for Africa. It was home for freed slaves to go back to Africa. The Ethiopians were able to fight of the Italians and keep themselves from getting colonized.

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Liberia was actually an American colony.

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What 2 African countries were never colonized?

Ethiopia and Liberia


African countries which were colonised?

Almost all the African countries were colonized by European nations. Liberia and Ethiopia were the only countries that were not colonized.


What parts of Africa were not colonized by European nations?

There were three, Madagascar, Liberia and Ethiopia. Ethiopia in fact was already a Christian country and didn't want the Europeans to impose new religious ideals on them, so they fought back. The inhabitants of Madagascar are actually of Malaysian descent.


What two nations in Africa were not colonized by Europeans?

Ethiopia and Sudan are the two African countries that were never under the colonial rule. Sudan is incorrect - it was an Anglo-Egyptian 'Condominium'. The other African country usually thought of as not under colonial rule is Liberia. (independent 1847).


Why Liberia was not colonized?

Liberia was colonized in 1822 by freed American slaves.


What 2 African countries remained independent during the colonial era?

The only two truly independent countries in Africa are South Africa and Ethiopia. However, Ethiopia in the one that is considered to be absolutely independent as it was never colonized.


Are there any African countries that have not been colonized if so by who its name and when?

Ethiopia was occupied for five years, but there was constant guerrilla warfare taking place, which means it was never colonized. Liberia was never colonized also.


Which tropical African country was never a European colony?

Ethiopia and Liberia are the only African countries that were never colonized. It's true that the American Colonization Society BOUGHT land in Liberia to settle free slaves but there was no white rule. And 95% of the population are native Africans who have, at no point in history, been under white rule.


What continent is Ethiopia and Liberia on?

Ethiopia and Liberia are in Africa.


What is the only country in Africa to not be colonized?

the only county of east Africa that was never coonized by the europeans was the ethiopians


What African nations were independent from European control?

Ethiopia and Liberia remained independence from European control in 1914.


Is Liberia the first West African Country to gain Independence?

Liberia was the first to gain independence after being colonized by outsiders, but the independence of Ethiopia dates to antiquity and was never fully ended.