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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.
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.
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?
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.
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!
The former President of Liberia, Nobel laureate H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf promotes freedom, peace, justice, women’s empowerment and democratic rule.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia in 2005. She was the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country. She was given the nickname “Iron Lady” because of her iron will and determination.
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.
