Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf 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.
Johnson Sirleaf in 2022
Sirleaf campaigning in Monrovia in 2005, shortly before she was elected
From left to right: Tawakkul Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf display their awards during the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize, 10 December 2011.
Sirleaf at her inauguration in Monrovia
Joseph Boakai
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Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under Presid
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
…Sirleaf was renominated as the Unity Party's presidential candidate at the party's national convention on 31 October 2010. That same day, Vice President Joseph Boakai was nominated by Sirleaf and confirmed by the delegates as Sirleaf's running mate. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Sirleaf four days prior to…
Boakai in 2025
US president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Boakai in 2014
President Trump greets President Boakai of Liberia in the Oval Office, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, before a multilateral luncheon with African leaders.