Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938- )

Awarded the Prize “for the non-violent struggle for the safety of women for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”

Liberian economist politico, female. Madam Sirleaf was born in Monrovia of Liberia on October 29, 1938. She was elected President of Liberia in 2005 she successfully ran for re-election in 2011. Madam Sirleaf is the first elected female head of state in Africa.