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Thank you for the well-researched answer. There are a lot of them, and it belies the assumption that it is extraordinarily rare.
by AntigoneRising on December 22nd, 2006
Damn, you beat me to it. Well done.
by Tom on December 22nd, 2006
Not only that, this list is far from complete. I can add:
Indira Ghandi, India
Golda Meir, Israel
Helen Clark, New Zealand
Mrs Bandaranaika, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Margaret Thatcher, UK
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway
Angela Merkel, Germany
Which excludes the monarchs regnant such as Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great, Ravalona of Madagascar.
We have not reached, but we are rapidly reaching, the point where a female head od state is "so what".
by Im Alec has abandoned this account on December 22nd, 2006
Prime ministers are not strictly heads of states Alec but you're right that female heads of states are becoming quite common now.
by Tom on December 22nd, 2006
The TOP line of my post says: "This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include monarchs (see Category:Queens regnant) or female heads of government, such as prime ministers."
by Anonymous on December 22nd, 2006
Wow!When I looked at this question, I thought I could answer something.. but you guys answered it all, even our president, You already listed it.
by asianboy on December 23rd, 2006
Who is your President?
by AntigoneRising on December 23rd, 2006
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Present Philippine President) and Corazon Aquino who was our president February 25, 1986-June 30, 1992
by asianboy on December 23rd, 2006
I try to be thorough ;)
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