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Presidential elections in Liberia
Catalogue reference: FCO 65/711
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This record is about the Presidential elections in Liberia dating from 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31 in the series Foreign and Commonwealth Office: West African Department: Registered Files (JW Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FCO 65/711
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Date (When the record was created)
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1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Presidential elections in Liberia
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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JWL 1/6
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Democracy
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10915532/
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FCO 65
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: West African Department: Registered Files (JW Series)
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: West African Department: Registered Files (JW Series)
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Presidential elections in Liberia
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