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Leymah Gbowee

1 February 1972 – present

Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and social worker who organised the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, a movement of Christian and Muslim women that pressed for an end to the Second Liberian Civil War. Their sit-ins and pressure on delegates at the 2003 Accra peace talks contributed to the agreement that ended the conflict. She shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Born in central Liberia
1 February 1972

Her family moved to Monrovia when she was a child.

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Trained as a trauma counsellor and studied social work
2001

She took a degree at Mother Patern College of Health Sciences in Monrovia and worked with former child soldiers.

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Organised the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace
2002 – 2003

Christian and Muslim women held daily sit-ins and protests in Monrovia calling for an end to the civil war.

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Led a women's delegation to the Accra peace talks
2003

Women barricaded the negotiating hall in Ghana to press delegates to reach an agreement.

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Co-founded the Women Peace and Security Network Africa
2006

The organisation, based in Accra, works on women's participation in peacebuilding across West Africa.

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Completed a master's degree in conflict transformation
2007

She studied at Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia.

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Featured in the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell
2008

The film brought international attention to the Liberian women's peace movement.

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Published the memoir Mighty Be Our Powers
2011

The book recounts her life and the women's peace movement in Liberia.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
10 December 2011

She shared the prize with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkol Karman.

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Founded the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa
2012

The foundation funds education and leadership programmes for Liberian girls and young people.

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