Liberia: Information on whether the Mandingo and Krahn societies are matrilineal or patrilineal
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 29 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBR23997.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Liberia: Information on whether the Mandingo and Krahn societies are matrilineal or patrilineal, 29 May 1996, LBR23997.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac74.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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According to The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Mandingo society is patrilineal (1989, 765).
A representative at the Embassy of Liberia in Washington, DC, stated during a 27 May 1996 telephone interview that all Mandingo and Krahn societies are patrilineal.
The attached document provides some general information on the Mande, Mali or Mandingo society of peoples of West Africa.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Embassy of the Republic of Liberia, Washington, DC. 27 May 1996. Telephone interview.
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1989. 15th ed. Vol. 7. Edited by Philip W. Goetz. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Attachment
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1989. 15th ed. Vol. 7. Edited by Philip W. Goetz. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, p. 765.
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