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Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf (née Johnson; born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Jun 19, 2024 · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician and an accomplished economist who was president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018; she was the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country. Sirleaf won a share of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Peace for her efforts to further women’s rights.
In November 2005, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected President of Liberia and became the first woman to lead an African nation. In the elections she defeated popular world-class soccer star George Weah with an impressive 59.4 percent of the vote.
Jan 22, 2018 · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made history as Africa's first elected female president, but also faced accusations of corruption and nepotism. How will she be remembered?
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent efforts to promote peace and her struggle for women’s rights. She is the first female democratically elected head of state in Africa.
Nov 26, 2018 · In 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took the oath of office as President of Liberia, the first woman to serve as elected leader of an African nation. Her victory was the culmination of a 25-year campaign to bring democracy and justice to her country, a struggle that repeatedly subjected her to death threats, exile and imprisonment.
Nov 17, 2023 · As Africa’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has emerged as a transformative leader in post-civil war Liberia, creating a legacy that serves as a beacon for women...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf delivered her Nobel Lecture on 10 December 2011 at the Oslo City Hall, Norway. English (pdf 1.26 MB) Norwegian. Arabic (pdf 247 kB) Nobel Lecture by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Oslo, 10 December 2011. A Voice for Freedom!
Telling the story of how Liberian women helped rebuild their country after years of civil war, Sirleaf discusses why gender equality is essential to peace and prosperity -- and shares her plan to uplift a generation of women prepared to take leadership positions and catalyze social change.
Apr 25, 2022 · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former president of Liberia and first elected female head of state in Africa, stands for a portrait on World Malaria Day in Washington, D.C....
