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Article: Development helps peace take root in Liberia.
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- UN Chronicle
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- September 1, 2006
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LIBERIA IS AT THE ONSET of what can be considered a rebirth, a new beginning for its people. In the last half-century Liberians have attained what once seemed so elusive: peace. This small West African country has rid itself of government corruption and ethnic violence and has worked to fully comply with disarmament operations led by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Today there are minor squabbles, but no civil war.
In just over three years, Liberia has proven that it can embrace peace and also reinforce it with free and fair elections. In 2005, it elected Africa's first female Head of State, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Still, even with this ...