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McReggae wrote:masukuma wrote:Sober wrote:NobelPeacePrize for 2011 jointly awarded to 3 women- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakuul Karman. Kudos to the women who won...they represent the will, the tenacity, the perseverance and the care for humanity embodied in our wives, our mothers, our sisters our aunties, our friends and our comrades. Together we walk forward! You think managing that war torn country just from the war is a walk in the path??? From Wikipedia
Quote:In 2006, Sirleaf established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission with a mandate to "promote national peace, security, unity and reconciliation" by investigating more than 20 years of civil conflict in the country.
In their final report, issued in June 2009, the TRC included Sirleaf in a list of 50 names of people that should be "specifically barred from holding public offices; elected or appointed for a period of thirty (30) years" for "being associated with former warring factions."[28] The proposed ban stemmed from her financial support of former President Taylor in the initial months of the First Liberian Civil War.
On 26 July 2009, Sirleaf apologized to Liberia for supporting Charles Taylor, adding that "when the true nature of Mr. Taylor’s intentions became known, there was no more impassioned critic or strong opponent to him in a democratic process" than she.[29] On 28 August, the Legislature announced they must "consult our constituents for about a year" before deciding whether or not to implement the Commission's recommendations.[30] He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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