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Impressive résumé

Johnson-Sirleaf is the former director of the U.N. Development Programme Regional Bureau for Africa, vice president and member of the executive board of Equator Bank, a founding member of the International Institute for Women in Political Leadership and a senior loan officer at the World Bank.

She has twice been imprisoned for her politics, and she was elected president on her second attempt at the country's highest office,

Cherribi said Johnson-Sirleaf faces a formidable task in rebuilding the country after decades of violence in Liberia, which is roughly the size of Tennessee and has a population of 3.5 million, according to the CIA World Factbook. She must work to end corruption, spur investment and economic development and focus on health and education. At the same time, she must work hard to build a consensus among rival parties.