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The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Africa and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
Category listing female national presidents in Africa. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Subcategories
Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018. [1]
Following Geingob's death in February 2024, Nandi-Ndaitwah was appointed as vice president, succeeding Nangolo Mbumba, who became president. She is the first woman serving in that role. [15] [16] On 3 December 2024, she was officially declared the president-elect of the Republic of Namibia, making her the first woman to hold the position. [17]
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25 July – President Ramaphosa appoints Mandisa Maya to become the first female Chief Justice of South Africa effective 1 September. [ 29 ] 26 July – A raid on a farm suspected to double as a clandestine military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga leads to the arrest of 95 Libyan nationals.
Central African Republic, President and Parliament (December) Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies (may be during 26–27 September 2025) Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round) Guinea-Bissau, President (November) Guyana, President and Parliament; Haiti, Constitutional Referendum (May) Iraq, Parliament [29] (October or November) Ireland ...