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Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf speaks during the Progressive Governance Summit in Hertfordshire, near London, on April 5, 2008
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011

Open quoteWe want to thank the Liberian people. We must go back to them and make a stronger appeal.Close quote

  • ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF,
  • Liberian president, on the imminent election run-off against former U.N. diplomat Winston Tubman. Sirleaf, who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, received 44% of the vote, failing to reach the 50% needed to declare victory
Photo: Shaun Curry / AFP / Getty Images | Source: BBC