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Kpelle people, the Glossary

The Kpelle people (also known as the Guerze, Kpwesi, Kpessi, Sprd, Mpessi, Berlu, Gbelle, Bere, Gizima, or Buni) are the largest ethnic group in Liberia.^[1]

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Ethnic groups in Liberia

Alexandre Cécé Loua

Alexandre Cécé Loua (born 1956) is a Guinean diplomat who served in the government of Guinea as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010.

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Alpha Condé

Alpha Condé (N'Ko: ߊߟߑߝߊ߫ ߞߐ߲ߘߍ߫; born 4 March 1938) is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021.

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Bibliothèque nationale de France

The ('National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as Richelieu and François-Mitterrand.

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Bomi County

Bomi is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia.

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Bong County

Bong is a county in the north-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia.

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Boniface Haba

Boniface Haba (born 30 September 1996) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a winger for Amazulu F.C and the Guinea national team.

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Cash crop

A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit.

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Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc,--> or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes.

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Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast and officially known as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.

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Charles Fassou Sagno

Charles Niankoye Fassou Sagno (born November 4, 1945, in Kindia) is a Guinean economist and politician.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Claude Pivi

Colonel Claude Pivi is a Guinean military and political figure, member of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and a Minister since December 2008.

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Culture of Liberia

The culture of Liberia reflects this nation's diverse ethnicities and long history.

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Daniel Goumou

Daniel Goumou (born 10 April 1990) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Demographics of Liberia

As of 2006, Liberia had the highest population growth rate in the world (4.50% per annum).

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Florentin Pogba

Peïlé Florentin Pogba (born 19 August 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian side R.E. Virton.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Fufu

Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine.

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Gbandi people

Gbandi (or Bandi, Bande, Gbande, Gbunde) is an ethnic group of Liberia. Kpelle people and Gbandi people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Gbarpolu County

Gbarpolu is a county in the northern portion of Liberia.

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Guinea

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa.

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Ilaix Moriba

Moriba Kourouma Kourouma (born 19 January 2003), known as Ilaix Moriba, is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and the Guinea national team.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Joseph Loua

Joseph Loua (born 15 November 1976) is a retired Guinean sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

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Kissi people

The Kissi people are a West African ethnolinguistic group. Kpelle people and Kissi people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Kono people

The Kono people (pronounced koh noh) are a major Mande-speaking ethnic group in Sierra Leone at 5.2% of the country's total population.

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Kpelle language

The Kpelle language (endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ") is spoken by the Kpelle people of Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and is part of the Mande language family.

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Liberia

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.

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Lofa County

Lofa is a county in the northernmost portion of Liberia.

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Loma people

The Loma people, sometimes called Loghoma, Looma, Lorma or Toma, are a West African ethnic group living primarily in mountainous, sparsely populated regions near the border between Guinea and Liberia. Kpelle people and Loma people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Mande languages

The Mande languages (Mandén, Manding) are a group of languages spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples.

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Mandinka people

The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, The Gambia, southern Senegal and eastern Guinea. Kpelle people and Mandinka people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Mano people

Mano known also as Mano-Dan, Yacouba is an ethnic group of Liberia and Guinea. Kpelle people and Mano people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Mathias Pogba

Mathias Fassou Pogba (born 19 August 1990) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Mediation is a negotiation facilitated by a third-party neutral.

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Mende people

The Mende are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone; their neighbours, the Temne people, constitute the largest ethnic group at 35.5% of the total population, which is slightly larger than the Mende at 31.2%. Kpelle people and Mende people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Moussa Dadis Camara

Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (ߡߎߛߊ߫ ߘߊ߬ߘߌߛ ߞߡߊ߬ߙߊ߫ ߫; born 1 January 1964), now called Moïse Dadis Camara,Le Populaire,, N°3232, 31 August 2010, p. 2 is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 15 January 2010.

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Nut (fruit)

A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible.

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor.

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Paul Haba

Paul Haba (born 14 July 1959) is a Guinean sprinter.

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Paul Pogba

Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for club Juventus and the France national team.

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Peanut

The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds.

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Remy Lamah

Remy Lamah is a Guinean politician who has been Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Guinea since 2014.

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Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Staple food

A staple food, food staple, or simply staple, is a food that is eaten often and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for an individual or a population group, supplying a large fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well.

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Sugarcane

Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.

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Traditional African religions

The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, including various ethnic religions.

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Vai people

The Vai are Mandé peoples that live mostly in Liberia, with a small minority living in south-eastern Sierra Leone. Kpelle people and Vai people are ethnic groups in Liberia.

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Wealth in people

Wealth in people (sometimes written wealth-in-people) is a concept developed by anthropologists and historians to describe social systems in which status, power, and influence are achieved and mediated through the number of one's dependents, followers, or other social ties and affiliations.

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2013 Guinea clashes

There were two waves of violence in Guinea in 2013, first in February and March, then in July.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kpelle_people

, 2013 Guinea clashes.

Kpelle people, the Glossary

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Ethnic groups in Liberia

References