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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Liberia legacy
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female to be elected as the head of an African state. Although she was popular abroad, Sirleaf began to lose support at home, especially after the Ebola outbreak in 2013.
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf answers questions from the press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia, Liberia, November 10, 2011.
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became a global phenomenon when, in 2005, she became the first female head of state to be elected in Africa.
Over time she brought political stability to a country ravaged by war, and went on to win the Nobel peace prize in 2011.
As she wraps up her 12 year rule, TRT World's Adesewa Josh takes a look at her legacy.
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