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I look forward to this two-year retrospective on my 2024 Independence Day National #Oration, happening #tomorrow in #Monrovia. Thanks to sistah-friend Korto Reeves Williams and #231Unfiltered for organising. Happy #InDefianceDay in advance, fellow #Liberians!
— Robtel Neajai Pailey (@robtelneajai.bsky.social) 6:45 · Jul 22, 2026
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