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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (born 1939) is a Liberian politician and international public servant in Africa. She is the leader of the Unity Party.
Educated at Harvard, Johnson-Sirleaf became involved in government, when she became Finance Minister in President William Tolbert's administration in 1970. While running for Senate in 1985, she spoke out against the military regime, and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Released after a short period, she left in exile and returned in 1997 in the capacity of an economist, working for the World Bank, and the Citibank in Africa.
Initially supporting Charles Taylor's rebellion against General Samuel Doe, she later went on to oppose him, and ran against him in the Presidential elections. She managed only 10% of the votes, as opposed to Taylor's 75%. Taylor charged her with treason. In her efforts to bring justice to her own people in Liberia, she campaigned for the removal of President Taylor from office, playing an active and supportive role in the transitional government, as the country prepares itself for the elections in October, 2005.
Positions
• 1972 - 1973: Secretary of State for Finance of the Government of Liberia
• 1980 - c. 1985: Minister of Finance of the Government of Liberia
• 1982 - 1985: Vice-President of the Africa Regional Office of Citibank, Nairobi
• 1986 - 1992: Vice-President and member of the Executive Board of Equator Bank, Washington
• 1992 - 1997: Director of UN Development Programme Regional Bureau for Africa
• 1997: Standard Bearer of Unity Party
• 2004-2005: Chairperson of the Commission on Good Governance (Liberia)
• 2005: Standard Bearer of Unity Party; Candidate for President
Johnson-Sirleaf was also:
• Founding member of the "International Institute for Women in Political Leadership"
• Member of the Advisory Board of "Modern Africa Growth and Investment Company"
• Member of the Finance Committee of "Modern Africa Fund Managers"
• President of "Liberian Bank for Development and Investment"
• President of "Kormah Development and Investment Corporation"
• Senior Loan Officer of "World Bank"
• Vice President of "Citibank"
Publications
• From Disaster to Development (1991)
• The Outlook for Commercial Bank Lending to Sub-Saharan Africa (1992)
Awards
• Recipient of the 1988 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom of Speech Award;
• Ralph Bunche International Leadership Award;
• Grand Commander Star of Africa Redemption of Liberia; and
• Commandeur de l'Ordre du Togo.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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