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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
OHIO SHORT HISTORIES OF AFRICA
This series of Ohio Short Histories of Africa is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of topics in African history, politics, and biography, written by some of the leading experts in their fields.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
by Pamela Scully
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Pamela Scully
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Scully, Pamela, author.
Title: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf / Pamela Scully.
Other titles: Ohio short histories of Africa.
Description: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2016. | Series: Ohio short histories of Africa | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015042165| ISBN 9780821422212 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821445600 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen, 1938–| Women presidents—Liberia—Biography. | Presidents—Liberia—Biography. | Liberia—Politics and government—1980–| Liberia—Biography.
Classification: LCC DT636.53.J64 .S38 2016 | DDC 966.62031092—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015042165
ISBN 9780821445600 (e-book)
Contents
2. Scholar and Government Employee: The 1960s and 1970s
3. Liberian Opportunities and International Perils
4. Women and Postconflict Liberia
