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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Liberian President 2006-2018

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Her Story Made History: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Her Story Made History

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Her Story Made History, Her Story Made History: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.

Lyse Doucet travels to Liberia to talk to former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who was the first elected female head of state in Africa.

(Photo: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, 2006-2018. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The Documentary: Her Story Made History

Lyse Doucet talks to a series of remarkable women from across the globe about the relationship between women and democracy.

One hundred years on from the year in which the first British women won the right to vote, Lyse Doucet talks to a series of remarkable women from across the globe about the relationship between women and democracy.

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