By LYDIA POLGREEN
Published: November 12, 2005
DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 11 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated economist and former World Bank official who waged a fierce presidential campaign against the soccer star George Weah, emerged victorious on Friday in her quest to lead war-torn Liberia and become the first woman elected head of state in modern African history.
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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, la economista estudiada en Harvard y ex-oficial del Banco mundial, resultó victoriosa en las elecciones presidenciales de Liberia. Ella es primera mujer cabeza de estado eligida democráticamente en la historia moderna de África.
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