The Tubman Military Academy was a training center for
officers of the
Armed Forces of Liberia. It formed at the same time a branch of the present in
Monrovia University of Liberia and made
cadet
A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...
the Liberian armed forces and civilian students who were to receive an academic and military training.
The school was named after Reverend
Arthur Tubman, he was the father of the president
William Tubman and also General of the Liberian army.
Location
The training center is located about 45 km north of the capital Monrovia near the village of
Igenta and about one kilometer from the
Saint Paul River away. Nearby is also the
Mount Coffee Hydropower Project
The Mount Coffee Hydropower Project is a hydroelectric project in the West African nation of Liberia on the Saint Paul River. Built in 1966 with additional phases completed later, the project has a maximum generating capacity of 88 MW. The Walter ...
.
History
The
Liberian Frontier Force were during the
Second World War allies of the
United States. The necessary conditions for modern military training and equipment were set in 1940 at a meeting of the US admirals' LeBreton with the Liberian Secretary
Clarence Simpson
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Sr. (1896–1969) was a leading twentieth century Liberian politician who served as the 22nd vice president and the speaker of the House of Representatives. He served also as Secretary of State during much of World War ...
aboard the cruiser ''
USS Omaha'' off the coast of Monrovia.
Up to this point, the basic training of soldiers was completed the so-called
Barclay Training Center in the
Congo Town district of Monrovia. These were initially only a spartan furnished tent camp on the outskirts of the capital. With few exceptions, the Liberian military was spared from active participation in hostilities in Europe. The reinforcement of the Liberian army was taken on by President
William Tubman in the early 1960s as the European colonial empires in Africa broke apart and there were fears in neighboring countries of colonial wars and civil war-like conditions.
The
Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) were formed from the Frontier Force in 1962. To form the required officers at the end of the 1960s, '' Arthur Tubman Military Academy '' was founded as a branch of the University.
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Besides the U.S. in the 1960s also
Israel sent military trainers to Liberia.
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''Der Spiegel'' (, lit. ''"The Mirror"'') is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of 695,100 copies, it was the largest such publication in Europe in 2011. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...
43/1960, p 53- 54
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Erected in a wooded area building complex was during the
Civil War attacked and partially destroyed.
References
1960s establishments in Liberia
Educational institutions established in the 1960s
Military of Liberia
Military academies
Montserrado County
Defunct military academies