Liberian general election, 2005

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The Liberian general election of 2005 was the landmark post-civil war vote that brought Africa’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to the presidency of Liberia.

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instanceOf general election
national election
campaignIssues corruption
economic recovery
post-war reconstruction
security
continent Africa
country Liberia
defeatedCandidateInRunoff George Weah
describedAs post-civil war election
electedHeadOfState Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
electedPresident Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
electedVicePresident Joseph Boakai
eligibleVotersApprox 1.3 million
followedBy Liberian general election, 2011
hasRound first round
second round
historicalSignificance brought Africa’s first elected female head of state to power
languageOfOfficialConduct English
locatedIn Liberia
mainPresidentialRunoffCandidates Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
George Weah
monitoredBy United Nations
numberOfPresidentialCandidates 22
officeContested House of Representatives of Liberia
President of Liberia
Senate of Liberia
organizedBy National Elections Commission of Liberia
oversawTransitionTo Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
surface form: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf administration
precededBy Liberian general election, 1997
region West Africa
replaced National Transitional Government of Liberia
restored democratically elected government in Liberia
resultedInFirstElectedFemaleHeadOfStateInAfrica true
secondRoundDate 2005-11-08
startDate 2005-10-11
tookPlaceAfter Second Liberian Civil War
tookPlaceDuring Liberian transitional government period
tookPlaceUnder United Nations Mission in Liberia
typeOfElection legislative
presidential
voterTurnoutDescription high
votingSystemForLegislature first-past-the-post
votingSystemForPresident two-round system
winnerOfPresidentialRunoff Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf participantIn Liberian general election, 2005
Liberian general election, 2011 precededBy Liberian general election, 2005