Five things Trump should know and why they speak ‘good English’

US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Bouquay to speak “in good English” and asked him about the place where he went to school.

What Trump has missed is that Liberia shares a unique and long -term relationship with the United States.

The English language is the official language of the country and many Liberians speak an American accent because of these historical relations with the United States.

Perhaps this was the accent of Trump.

Here are five things that must be known about the country:

Liberia was founded by African American slaves in 1822 before the declaration of independence in 1847.

Thousands of black Americans and the liberated Africans – rescued from slave ships across the Atlantic – settled in Liberia during the colonial era.

Former US President Abraham Lincoln announced the independence of Liberia in 1862, but the country retained a lot of heritage and remaining in the American “field of influence” during the colonial period.

Because of this integration, the Liberian culture, landmarks and institutions have an American heavy influence of African origin.

Ten of the 26 heads of Liberia was born in the United States.

The capital of Liberia, Monrovia was named in honor of the Fifth President of America, James Monroe, who was a strong supporter of the American colonial Society (ACS).

ACS was the organization responsible for resettling African Americans liberated in West Africa – which eventually led to the founding of Liberia.

It is not surprising that the early architecture of the city was greatly affected by the American -style buildings.

Several streets in Monrovia are named after American colonial figures, which reflects the city’s institutional and historical relations with the United States.

Liberia’s flag is closely like the American flag. It features 11 red and white lines and a blue square with one white star.

The white star symbolizes Liberia as the first independent republic in Africa.

In comparison, the American flag contains 13 lines that represent the 13 colonies and 50 stars, one for each state.

The Liberian flag was designed by seven black women – all of whom were born in America.

Timothy Weh, former president of Liberia, George Weh, is an American professional football player who plays with Juventus, the Italian club, as well as the American team.

The 25 -year -old striker was born in the United States, but he started his career with Paris Saint -Jin in France, where he won the title of the first division before moving to the Scottish team, Celtic.

His father, George, is a Libyan football legend who won the Balloon DO in 1995 while playing with Juventus’ competitors. He is the only African winner in this award – and continued to elect a president in 2018.

Liberia produced the first elected president in Africa, Ellen Johnson Cerelev.

It was elected in 2005, two years after the bloody civil war in the country ended, and he held the position of president until 2018.

Celev has a strong American background where she studied at Madison Business College and later went to Harvard University, where she graduated as an economist.

She has received recognition and extensions all over the world to maintain peace during its management.

Her story is reserved with great challenges and courage.

In 2011, along with Leymah GBOWEE and Tawakkul Karmān, she won the Nobel Prize for Peace for her efforts to increase women’s rights.

In 2016, Forbes included it among the most powerful women in the world.

There was a mixed reaction.

Accountant Joseph Manley, 40, told the BBC that Trump should have been properly informed before the Leberia leader interviewed.

“Liberia has always been an English -speaking country. Our president represents a country with a rich educational tradition.”

For human resources professionalism, Henrita Peter-Gghlala, the US President’s surprise in Bakai’s rhetoric reflects a broader problem than global ignorance of African countries and their peoples.

“From travel experiences and notes, most citizens of other countries outside Africa do not know much about African countries,” she said. “The few know a little, their minds are ambiguous due to war novels, poverty and lack of education.”

While many criticized Trump, others see nothing wrong in his comments.

“I think President Trump’s observation was a real courtesy of President Boakai’s English leadership,” the lawyer and politician Kanyo Gala told the BBC. “There is no evidence of irony. Reading as unauthorized may reflect the schedules of political business.”