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The plot to oust Liberia's leading lady
Jul 8 2009, Edward

Africa’s first female president was propelled to power on a tide of democratic passion from voters eager to turn the page on the years of civil carnage. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was hailed as the woman whose level head and calm, almost grandmotherly,...

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