George Weah
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George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served
Weah in 2022
Weah celebrating his goal during the match between PSG and Napoli in the second round of 1992–93 UEFA Cup
Weah in 2019
Weah at a 4 July celebration in 2018.
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.
George Weah
…following his retirement from football. He formed the Congress for Democratic Change and ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting. In the 2011 election, he ran unsuccessfully for vice president alongside Winston Tubman. Weah was subsequently elected…
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