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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
May 13, 2024 · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born October 29, 1938, Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian politician and economist who was president of Liberia (2006–18). She was the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country.
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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 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...
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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 · Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female head of state on the African continent, thinks women “absolutely” make better leaders. “If we had more women in power, we would...
Nov 9, 2023 · The Nobel Prize laureate and former president of Liberia fosters women's public service leadership through her Amujae Initiative.