Liberia
By Fridah Mlemwa
Liberia’s President-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf waves to supporters in Monrovia November 23, 2005. Johnson-Sirleaf became the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country on Wednesday when she was declared the winner of a presidential run-off.
The first elected female head of state in Africa.
— Political Trivia NG (@TriviaNg) November 17, 2019
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. pic.twitter.com/0KiWVP8WZk
There is no limit to what a woman can achieve.#Woomen #Empowerment
— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (@MaEllenSirleaf) October 26, 2019
We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to all citizens, be guaranteed to us and our daughters.
— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (@MaEllenSirleaf) August 20, 2019
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