Liberia was actually an American colony.
Ethiopia and Liberia
Almost all the African countries were colonized by European nations. Liberia and Ethiopia were the only countries that were not colonized.
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.
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).
Liberia was colonized in 1822 by freed American slaves.
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.
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.
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.
Ethiopia and Liberia are in Africa.
the only county of east Africa that was never coonized by the europeans was the ethiopians
Ethiopia and Liberia remained independence from European control in 1914.
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.