1927 in Liberia

none November 2025 1927 The following lists events that happened during 1927 in Liberia. Incumbents President: Charles D. B. King Vice President: Henry Too Wesley Chief Justice: F. E. R. Johnson Events Harvey Firestone secured a 99-year lease on 1000000 acre km2 of Liberian land for rubber production.Dorward D. C. British West Africa and Liberia The Cambridge History of Africa: Volume 7: From 1905 to 1940 1986 7 399–459 10.1017/CHOL9780521225052.010 British efforts to control rubber prices by restricting imperial supplies prompted Firestone in 1927 to seek a 99-year lease on a million acres of Liberia for rubber development, simultaneously insisting on Liberian acceptance of a $5m credit at 7 per cent interest, payable in forty years. [...] Under pressure from the US government, and confronted by a renewed border dispute with France, the King administration accepted the Firestone agreement in 1927.458 May 3 - A general election and constitutional referendum were held.The 1927 Presidential Elections https://liberiapastandpresent.org/1927ElectionsMF.htm 2026-02-25 Liberia Past and Present References 1927 Category:Years of the 20th century in Liberia Liberia Liberia