Anti-Colonial Afrikan Leader

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was born October 29,1938 in Monrovia,Liberia. She had two educated and intelligent parents named Johnson-Sirleaf and Jahmale Carney- Sirleaf. Ellen ethnic background were 1/2 Gola from her father side and 1/4 kru and 1/4 German on her mother side. Ellen grew up going to college, she attended college in West Africa around 1948. Ellen married a man named James Sirleaf at the age of 17 years and traveled to the USA where she had continued a fine education at the University of Colorado. Later on in the year around 1969 to 1971 she studied at Harvard University, as she earn a master's degree in public administration. She then went back home to Liberia to work with the government of William Tolbert. Mean while she serve for the Finance Minister from 1972 to 1973.

Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf religion was Methodist, and part indigenous belief from her father(40% est). Her father became the first Liberian from the indigenous ethnic to sit in the country's legislature, meaning that he was able to make laws. Their tradition was to wear Liberian dresses(school or even special occasions). The population in Monrovia, Liberia was estimated to 3,333,587 around July 2008.The language she spoke was English most of the time. In the Indigenous group there were more groups inside of the country like Kpelle, Bassa, Gia, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Vai, Dei, Gola, Loma, Bella and much more.

In Ellen Johnson's history there was a social disagreement between the Indigenous Liberians and the Americo- Liberians had lead to a social strife between both ethnic groups. Ellen rejected the suggestion that she was one of the elites. After coming back home Ellen moved to Washington D.ligal C were she served as Vice President of both the African Regional Office of Citibank in Nairobi. Ellen Jjohnson then went once more to elect as being President and she came second losing to Charles Taylor who got 10% of the vote. Later on Ellen was known as the President of Liberia on the 23 of November, 2005.

Ellen had a book entitled "Africa's historic 'first': President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf: the continent's first elected female head of state is poised to turn things around in Liberia by Kevin Chappell. Another article was entitled" Yes, You Can! by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf her self, on June 13, 2008 at 3:00 pm where she lives. This article was about how honored she was to become elected and she talk about the graduates of Dartmouth College June 8. How she was happy to claim that people had freedom to say speeches as the foundation of the political discourse.

My thoughts of Ellen Johnson is that she was a great person to Liberia her home country and I think she would be a great fit to be president of her country. She showed honor and leadership and worked very hard to get where she was in the past as well as the present, I think writing an essay on Ellen really change me, because it tells me to never give up and try to accomplish what you have always wanted. Ellen was a help to African and Liberia her home country.