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How did Leymah Gbowee's movement enact change?

  • Sit-ins and prayer

  • Boycotts

  • Political debates

  • Media campaigns

Answer

Through nonviolent resistance, Leymah Gbowee's movement achieved remarkable change. By organizing women from different ethnic and religious backgrounds in Liberia, they engaged in peaceful protests, including sit-ins and prayer, to demand an end to the civil war that had ravaged their country for years. Their unwavering determination and strategic actions pressured warring factions to come to the negotiating table, eventually leading to the signing of a peace agreement in 2003.
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