Pioneer's Day in Liberia
Pioneer's Day in Liberia is held on January 7. This event in the first decade of the month January is annual. 
Help us
Help us 
It was formed on January 7, 1822, by the American Colonization Society—an event that is commemorated in Liberia each year by the celebration of Pioneer's Day.
The first American freed slaves, led by members of the society, landed in 1822 on Providence Island at the mouth of the Mesurado River. They were followed shortly by Jehudi Ashmun, a white American, who became the real founder of Liberia.
The settlement that had been called Christopolis was renamed Monrovia after the American president, James Monroe, and the colony as a whole was formally called Liberia (the free land).
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
William Tubman's Birthday in Liberia on November 29
Armed Forces Day in Liberia on February 11
Memorial Day in Liberia on March 8
J. J. Roberts' Birthday in Liberia on March 15
Prayer Day in Liberia on April 12 (celebrated on the second Friday in April);
National Redemption Day in Liberia on April 12
National Unification Day in Liberia on May 14