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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) became President of Liberia in 2005. She was Africa's first ever elected female head of state. She has the nickname “Iron Lady” because of her iron will and determination. She also actively campaigns for women’s rights. Before taking office as president, she worked for the World Bank and was vice president of Citibank Africa.
埃倫·約翰遜·瑟利夫（出生于1938年）于2005年當(dāng)選利比里亞總統(tǒng)。她也是非洲首位女總統(tǒng)。由于她堅(jiān)韌不拔的性格，所以人們稱(chēng)她為“鐵娘子”。她還投身于女權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)中。當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)之前，她在世界銀行工作，同時(shí)還是花旗銀行駐非洲副總裁。
Johnson Sirleaf went to the top schools in the Liberian capital Monrovia. She was a very bright and diligent student. Her family moved to the USA, where she got her Bachelor’s degree in accounting. She had a head for figures. In 1971, she graduated from Harvard University with a Master’s in Public Administration. She was now equipped to help her poor country.
約翰遜·瑟利夫曾就讀于利比里亞首都蒙羅維亞的頂級(jí)學(xué)府。她聰明過(guò)人，勤奮好學(xué)。之后全家移居美國(guó)，她在那里獲得了會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位。她對(duì)數(shù)字非常有天賦。1971年，她獲得了哈佛大學(xué)公共行政學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。如今，她有能力來(lái)幫助自己的貧窮國(guó)家。
Ellen returned to Liberia and worked hard in several government positions and soon became Assistant Minister of Finance. In 1980, a coup forced Johnson Sirleaf into exile in Kenya. She returned home to run for the Senate in 1985. However, when she spoke out against the military regime, she was put in prison. After her release, she fled to America.
埃倫回到了利比里亞，并在多個(gè)政府職位上努力工作，不久她就成為了財(cái)政助理部長(zhǎng)。1980年，利比里亞發(fā)生政變后，約翰遜·瑟利夫被迫流亡肯尼亞。1985年，她回國(guó)競(jìng)選議員。但是，當(dāng)時(shí)她反對(duì)軍事政權(quán)，這讓她被迫入獄。釋放之后，她逃到了美國(guó)。
She returned to Liberia in 1997 to run in the presidential election. She got only 10% of the votes. She continued to play an active role in politics. She contested the 2005 elections and beat her rival, the soccer player George Weah. She wants Liberia to “become a brilliant beacon, an example to Africa and the world of what love of liberty can achieve”.
1997年，她回國(guó)競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)。她的得票率僅為10%。她仍然活躍在政壇。她參加了2005年競(jìng)選，并擊敗了足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員出身的喬治·維阿成功當(dāng)選。她希望利比里亞能夠成為“燈塔”，成為非洲，以及全球熱愛(ài)自由國(guó)度的標(biāo)桿。
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