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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Also known as Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician, economist, entrepreneur, and writer. Born in Monrovia in 1938, she has served as the President of Liberia. Her professional background includes employment with the World Bank, Citibank, HSBC, and the United Nations Development Programme. She is a founder of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a member of the Unity Party and the True Whig Party.

Sirleaf has received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, and the Freedom Award. She is recognized in the Nobel Peace collection and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection. Her published works include *This Child Will Be Great*, *Globalisation and economic success*, *Collapse and Resiliency*, *Emerging Africa*, and *Mein Leben für Liberia*. She was educated at the University of Colorado Boulder, Harvard University, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Born: 1938
Works: 9

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This Child Will Be Great
This Child Will Be Great
Globalisation and economic success
Collapse and Resiliency
Emerging Africa

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize2011
“for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work”
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Instance of: human
Given name: Ellen
Gender: female
Citizenship: Liberia
Place of birth: Monrovia
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Colorado
Political party: True Whig Party
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Methodism
Hair colour: black hair
Founded by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Image: 12 6 2022 Breaking the Barriers of Entry for Women Leaders in Africa (52577486307) (Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf).jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: Monrovia
Significant event: Paradise Papers

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Commons category: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
date of birth: 1938-10-29
member of: The Elders
relative: Retta
Commons gallery: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
name in native language: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
social media followers: 104478
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affiliation string: Council of State of Liberia
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Encyclopedic overview

Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf (born 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.

Sirleaf was born in Monrovia to a Gola father and Kru-German mother. She was educated at the College of West Africa. Sirleaf is a Harvard-trained economist.She completed her education in the United States, where she studied at Madison Business College, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Harvard University. She returned to Liberia to work in William Tolbert's government as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1974. Later, she worked again in the West, for the World Bank in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 1979, she received a cabinet appointment as Minister of Finance, serving to 1980.

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