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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] Sirleaf was born in Monrovia to a Gola father and Kru -German mother. She was educated at the College of West Africa.
Overall, 25 individuals have served as president, including Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa. On January 22, 2024, Joseph Boakai was sworn in as the twenty-sixth and current president of Liberia.
Ellen Johnson was born in the United States in 1955. She describes herself as a lifelong "second-generation atheist". [1] Her educational background consists of bachelor's degrees in environmental studies and political science and a master's degree in political science from The New School for Social Research.
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, also known as the EJS Center, is an organization to encourage and develop women in leadership roles in Africa. Founded by the former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2018, the organization aims "to be a catalyst for change across Africa, by helping unleash its ...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (aunt) Marietta Sangai Sirleaf[ 1][ 2] (born April 12, 1970), known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles of Donna Meagle on NBC 's Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC's Good Girls. [ 3] She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has ...
2011 Nobel Peace Prize. From left to right: Karman, Gbowee, and Johnson Sirleaf "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work." The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to three female political activists. Two African and one Asian female were awarded for ...
The idea of the market women's fund emerged from discussions between President Sirleaf and a group of women outside of Liberia who, in 2004, had written Liberian Women Peace Makers: Fighting for the Right to be Seen, Heard and Counted. In December 2005, ten days after the Liberian election, the group decided to create the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ...
Release date. 7 September 2007. ( 2007-09-07) Running time. 77 minutes. Language. English. The Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007) is an independently produced documentary film that gives behind-the-scenes access to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 's first year in government. Johnson-Sirleaf is Africa 's first female president.