Until the 1970's, Liberian leaders still dressed in top hats and tails.

The Liberian leaders and parties were called upon to uphold a ceasefire agreed in the Accra Agreement.

Liberian leaders tried to shore up a tenuous truce today even as sporadic sniper fire rang out in Monrovia and young thugs raced through the streets brandishing assault rifles.

The Liberian leader has won widespread international praise for her work rebuilding Liberia.

Liberian leaders and foreign diplomats say the war will come to a formal end when the temporary coalition Government is seated on Friday.

The rebels have demanded that Mr. Doe resign, but the Liberian leader has refused to step aside.

He was the first Liberian leader not directly descended from the founders of the republic.

"We cherish the relationship between our two countries," the Liberian leader said in a rare interview in his office here.

"Liberian leader reshuffles cabinet" 24 August 2007, IOL.

With rebel columns bearing down on the capital, a group of prominent Liberian religious leaders has urged President Samuel K. Doe to resign and create a transitional Government.