Friday, January 20, 2006

US Television fiction - Liberia fact

Bill Clinton Al Gore - Josiah Bartlet
The West Wing (television) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama The series is set in the West Wing of the White House, the location of the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff, during the fictional Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen).
Hillary Clinton - Mackenzie Allen
Commander in Chief (television) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Commander in Chief is a television drama focusing on the presidential administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the role after the previous chief executive, Teddy Bridges (played by Will Lyman), dies in office from a sudden ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
Meanwhile in the real world: Liberia
In the run-off election of November 8, 2005 between soccer legend George Weah and former finance minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Johnson-Sirleaf became the first female elected head of state in African history. She was inaugurated on January 16, 2006.

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