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Awards. Nobel Peace Prize ( 2011) Signature. 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.
Apr 29, 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.
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.
Nov 17, 2023 · November 17, 2023 3:35 PM EST. 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...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Global leader, Nobel laureate. @MaEllenSirleaf nobelprize.org. TED Speaker. Personal profile. The former President of Liberia, Nobel laureate H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf promotes freedom, peace, justice, women’s empowerment and democratic rule. Why you should listen.