Sinkor in Monrovia in Greater Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia — Western Africa
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 16, 2023
1. H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Marker
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
The 24th President of the Republic of Liberia, first female head of state in Africa, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and visionary for a new Liberia under which the Royal Grand Hotel was constructed 2013
Erected 2013.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Peace • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 16, 2006.
Location. 6° 17.524′ N, 10° 46.757′ W. Marker is in Monrovia, Montserrado, in Greater Monrovia. It is in Sinkor. Marker is on Tubman Boulevard west of 15th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. Joseph Jenkins Roberts (a few steps from this marker).
Also see . . . Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at Wikipedia.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 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.(Submitted on August 30, 2023.)
She won the 2005 presidential election and took office on 16 January 2006. She was re-elected in 2011. She was the first woman in Africa elected as president of her country. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, in recognition of her efforts to bringwomen into the peacekeeping process. She has received numerous other awards for her leadership. In June 2016, Sirleaf was elected as the Chair of the Economic Community of West African States, making her the first woman to hold the position since it was created.
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Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 16, 2023
2. H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 16, 2023
3. H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Marker
The marker is in the entryway to the Royal Grand Hotel.
Shealah Craighead (courtesy of the George W. Bush Library via the National Archives), January 16, 2006
4. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
“Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf waves to the audience at her inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia. Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the ceremony.”
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on August 30, 2023.
