Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took office today as the continent's first elected female president, pledging to break with her country's history of corruption and violence.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: “Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took office today as the continent's first elected female president, pledging to break with her…”
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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's inauguration as Liberia's first elected female president and her commitment to end corruption.
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