Liberia

Liberia is a nation that has huge problems with inequality between the Congo people and the native, "Country" people.  I found it sort of ironic when we discussed this in class, because the rich, ruling class in Liberia originally were slaves in the United States.  When they came to Liberia they took over and, eventually, controlled the majority of the wealth and political power for a long time.  It's strange how the roles were reversed.  I wonder why it was so easy for the Congo people to do to the native people what had been done to them in America.  Did they not see the similarities?
Eventually, this inequality led to war, the death of President Tolbert, and the beginning of a new rule under President Doe.  Doe was one of the native people, which is why he gained so much support in the beginning.  However, he was uneducated and had no real plans for the country, which led to even more problems for Liberia.  I think that people only supported him because he was not one of the Congo people, which ended up hurting the country and its people more than ever.