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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
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"
Bhutto was also the first of only two non-hereditary female world leaders who gave birth to a child while serving in office, the other being Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand. [7] The longest-tenured female non-hereditary head of government is Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. She served as the country's prime minister from June 1996 to July 2001 and ...
In March 2023, President Geingob named Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as SWAPO's presidential candidate in the 2024 Namibian general election. [13] Following Geingob's death in February 2024, Nandi-Ndaitwah was appointed vice president, succeeding Nangolo Mbumba who became president. She is the first woman serving in that role.
Upon her swearing-in, Suluhu became Tanzania's first female president [6] and the second Zanzibari to hold the post, [18] after Ali Hassan Mwinyi. She became one of only two serving female heads of state in Africa at the time she was sworn in, alongside Ethiopia's Sahle-Work Zewde , who held only a ceremonial role. [ 13 ]
Cherry Jones as Allison Taylor (24) Over the course of 24, which follows federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), there are numerous presidents and presidential candidates, but in season ...
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.