Ellen Johnson Sirleaf : Africa’s first female democratically elected head of state
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician and economist who became the first woman in Africa to be democratically elected as the head of state. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 29, 1938. Sirleaf was of mixed Gola and German heritage. Her father was the first indigenous Liberian to sit in the national legislature. After schooling, Sirleaf attended the College of West Africa in Monrovia. She was married to Johnson Sirleaf at the age of 17. The couple later got divorced.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf : Africa’s first female democratically elected head of state
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf : Africa’s first female…
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf : Africa’s first female democratically elected head of state
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician and economist who became the first woman in Africa to be democratically elected as the head of state. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 29, 1938. Sirleaf was of mixed Gola and German heritage. Her father was the first indigenous Liberian to sit in the national legislature. After schooling, Sirleaf attended the College of West Africa in Monrovia. She was married to Johnson Sirleaf at the age of 17. The couple later got divorced.