: Voting rights were constitutionally limited to Americo-Liberians, a small minority of the population.
The glaring issue was that at the time, Liberia only had roughly . Statistically, this meant the voter turnout was in excess of 1,660%. A System of Exclusion A System of Exclusion : The ruling class
: The ruling class often behaved as a superior group to the indigenous population, excluding them from the democratic process while simultaneously exploiting their labor. Scandal and Resignation In 1927, Charles D
A subsequent League of Nations commission investigated these claims, particularly focusing on the government's role in sending forced laborers to the Spanish colony of Fernando Po. The findings were so damaging that the House of Representatives began impeachment procedures, leading King to resign in 1930. The Impossible Landslide
In 1927, Charles D. B. King , the 17th President of Liberia, secured a re-election victory that was so mathematically impossible it earned him a permanent spot in the Guinness World Records for the most fraudulent election in history. The Impossible Landslide