Liberia election ellen johnson sirleaf 2011 10 10

Supporters of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and presidential candidate, cheer on a street of Monrovia on October 9, 2011. On Oct. 11 Liberia holds its second election since the end of successive civil wars between 1989 and 2003. Since 2006, Liberia has been led by Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected woman president.