Question

Leymah Gbowee founded a women-led Mass Action for Peace in this country that united Christians and Muslims to end a 2003 civil war. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country where Charles Taylor overthrew Samuel Doe. Indigenous groups overthrew the American-descended True Whig Party in this country.
ANSWER: Liberia [or Republic of Liberia]
[10h] The Amujae Initiative for female leadership was founded by this Liberian president, who put Taylor on trial in the Hague. This person was the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa.
ANSWER: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
[10e] Sirleaf's leadership earned her this nickname shared by Eugenia Charles in Dominica. This two-word nickname referred to Margaret Thatcher's stalwart nature.
ANSWER: Iron Lady [accept the Iron Lady of Africa or Iron Lady of the Caribbean]
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