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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

1938 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 1,630th most popular politician (up from 1,724th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Liberia (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Liberian Politician.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is most famous for being the first woman to be elected president of Liberia. She served as president from 2006-2018.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 1,630 out of 19,576. Before her are Moshe Katsav, Emperor Kōkaku, Horst Köhler, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Xianfeng Emperor, and Publius Clodius Pulcher. After her are Magnus I of Sweden, Berenice I of Egypt, Al-Mu'tasim, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Moshe Sharett, and Jacques Necker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 27. Before her are Joe Dassin, Luis Aragonés, J. J. Cale, Bob Kahn, Tomas Lindahl, and Giuliano Gemma. After her are Paul Verhoeven, Vladimir Vysotsky, Mireille Darc, Jim Simons, Heinz Fischer, and Frederick Forsyth.

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 2 out of 20. Before her are Charles Taylor (1948). After her are George Weah (1966), William Tolbert (1913), Joseph Boakai (1944), Samuel Doe (1951), Leymah Gbowee (1972), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), and Edwin Barclay (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Liberia

Among politicians born in Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 2. Before her are Charles Taylor (1948). After her are William Tolbert (1913), Joseph Boakai (1944), Samuel Doe (1951), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), Edwin Barclay (1882), and Amos Sawyer (1945).

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