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Category listing female national presidents in Africa. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Subcategories
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.
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.
Category listing the first female national presidents in Africa. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Pages in category "First women presidents in Africa"
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]
This category lists the first women presidents of their respective countries. Equivalent positions of non-royal heads of state are also included (for example, chairperson). Excluded are heads of government that are not heads of state, (for example, prime minister), other officials, and presidents of non-government entities.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
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