Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is the 24th President of Liberia serving from 2006 through 2018. Sirleaf is the first elected female head of state in Africa.

Sirleaf was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakel Karman of Yemen. The women were recognized "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work."

In December 2021, James Sirleaf one of the sons of Ellen Sirleaf died in his residence in Liberia under unknown circumstances.

References

Other websites

Liberia Executive Mansion official government website
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority salutes member Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 
Biography
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia  includes final report
 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  at C-SPAN

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf collected news and commentary at Forbes
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf collected news and commentary at The New York Times
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Notable Names Database
Speeches
 Address to US Congress in Joint Session 15 March 2006 TXT PDF
 Sirleaf Speaks at U.S. Institute of Peace  21 March 2006 (audio archive available)
 Liberian President Speaks to Georgetown Community  17 October 2006
Profiles and interviews
Profile: Liberia's 'Iron Lady' on BBC News Online, 23 November 2005
Iron Ladies of Liberia, Independent Lens on PBS, 2007
Follow the Leader , interview with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by the International Museum of Women, April 2008
The 'Remarkable Life' Of Liberia's 'Iron Lady', Dave Davies, interview on Fresh Air, April 2009
Top 100 Women in Politics: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Ermine Saner, The Guardian, 8 March 2011

Category:1938 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Monrovia
Category:Presidents of Liberia
Category:Nobel Peace Prize winners