Liberia S Sirleaf Africa S First Elected Female Leader Steps Down Cgtn Ellen johnson sirleaf, who shared the 2011 nobel peace prize as a champion of women's rights, is stepping down after making history as africa's first elected female president in liberia. 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.
Liberia S Sirleaf Africa S First Elected Female Leader Steps Down Cgtn She was one of the key figures who led the peace movement at the end of the war. ms gbowee said mrs sirleaf will always be remembered for becoming the continent's first elected female president. 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. sirleaf was one of three recipients, along with leymah gbowee and tawakkul karmān, of the 2011 nobel prize for peace for. Liberia’s trailblazing former president ellen johnson sirleaf will launch a plan on sunday to help other african women reach the top in a continent dominated by male heads of state. johnson sirleaf, a nobel peace prize laureate, became africa’s first elected female head of state in 2006 and stepped down in 2018 in the war scarred west. 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. [2][3] sirleaf was born in monrovia to a gola father and kru german mother. she was educated at the college of west africa.
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