Gardnersville Explained

Gardnersville
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Liberia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Liberia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Liberia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Montserrado County
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Greater Monrovia
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Rev. David Roberts
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.3419°N -10.7333°W

Gardnersville or Gardnesville is a township in the Greater Monrovia District, Liberia.

During the Liberian Civil War, the area was war torn and thousands of refugees hid in buildings in Gardnersville and Chocolate City.[1] [2] On October 20, 1992, two American nuns from the Precious Blood order were ambushed by soldiers of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia and murdered and had their vehicle stolen.[3] In 1993 the situation became so bad that the suburb became inaccessible.[4]

In 2018 President George Weah appointed Rev. David Roberts as Commissioner for Gardnersville.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Huband, Mark. The Liberian Civil War. 28 April 2012. 30 June 1998. Psychology Press. 978-0-7146-4785-2. 214.
  2. News: A year after Liberia's bloody civil war. The Scotsman. 11 July 2004. 28 April 2012.
  3. Book: Corsun, Andrew. Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans. 28 April 2012. 1995. United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DIANE Publishing. 978-1-4289-6569-0. 21.
  4. Book: Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain). Country report: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia. 28 April 2012. 1993. The Unit.
  5. Executive Mansion. President Weah Makes further Appointments in Government