prohibited dual nationality except in limited circumstances, but there was no specific ban against having multiple nationalities in the constitution. There was also no specific provision allowing dual nationality. The constitution and nationality law conflicted, as the constitution states that a child can hold dual nationality until majority, at which time they had to renounce other affiliations; whereas, the nationality statute stated that the if the person had taken a voluntary action such as behaving as a national of another state or swearing an oath of allegiance to another state, or applying for naturalization in a foreign state, they could be deprived of Liberian status. So for example, no voluntary action was required of a woman who lost her nationality automatically upon marriage to a foreigner under previous statutes requiring her to take her husband's nationality, or when she was restored nationality under the 1973 Aliens and Nationality Law. She was protected from losing her Liberian status unless she specifically renounced her Liberian nationality by Article 22.3. Similarly, a child born abroad in a country which automatically confers nationality based on jus soli to two Liberian parents would not have had to renounce their foreign status. In July 2022, President George Weah signed an amendment to the Aliens and Nationality Law allowing for dual nationalities. This allows those who had previously lost citizenship due obtaining citizenship in other countries are able to reclaim their Liberian citizenship. Liberian citizens with dual nationalities, however, are prohibited from doing somethings, such as holding a number of elected public offices. History Pre-colonial period (1461–1821) In 1461, Pedro de Sintra, a Portuguese navigator, reached the Pepper Coast (). Seven years later, Fernão Gomes, a Lisbon merchant, was granted a contract by Afonso V of Portugal to explore the West African coastline from Sierra Leone to Cameroon. He was given the monopoly to the Guinea trade and colonization, as well as the trade for the malagueta pepper spice. In 1474, when Gomes' contract expired, the Guinea trade was turned over to Afonso's son João. Under João's administration, all foreigners were prohibited from engaging in the Ginea trade upon penalty of death. Primarily, the Pepper Coast was used as a refueling and provisioning outpost, but slaves were also purchased there for transport to Elmina Castle. By 1600, the Dutch had replaced the Portuguese traders along the Pepper Coast, which they called the Grein Kust, (Grain Coast), using