First Female President
-
{
- All
- News
-
Mexico On Course To Elect Its First-Ever Woman President
Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality.
-
Ethiopia Appoints Africa's Only Female President
Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time, further increasing female representation in the government of Africa's second most populous nation.
-
President Park Geun-Hye's Impeachment Ruins Legacy Of Dictator Father
Park Geun-hye could always rely on one unwavering gift throughout a political career that saw a triumphant return as South Korea's first female president to the palatial Blue House where she'd lived as a girl: She always enjoyed the reflected devotion, some might say worship, that half the country felt for her late dictator father.
-
As Tsai Ing-Wen Pledges Stronger Taiwan, Beijing Watches And Waits
As new president Tsai Ing-wen pledges a stronger Taiwan that is proud of its identity, tensions with China are already simmering as Beijing watches and waits.
-
Bidhya Bhandari Elected as Nepal's First Woman President
Bidhya Bhandari was elected as Nepal's first woman president today, after the adoption of a landmark constitution last month.
-
Mauritius Designates Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as First Woman President
The government of Mauritius today designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as the Indian Ocean island nation's new president, making her the first woman to hold the ceremonial position.
-
Conservative Elected Croatia's First Woman President
Opposition conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia's first female president Sunday, winning a tight run-off vote with a pledge to kickstart the ailing economy, almost complete results showed.
-
Mexico On Course To Elect Its First-Ever Woman President
Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality.
-
Ethiopia Appoints Africa's Only Female President
Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time, further increasing female representation in the government of Africa's second most populous nation.
-
President Park Geun-Hye's Impeachment Ruins Legacy Of Dictator Father
Park Geun-hye could always rely on one unwavering gift throughout a political career that saw a triumphant return as South Korea's first female president to the palatial Blue House where she'd lived as a girl: She always enjoyed the reflected devotion, some might say worship, that half the country felt for her late dictator father.
-
As Tsai Ing-Wen Pledges Stronger Taiwan, Beijing Watches And Waits
As new president Tsai Ing-wen pledges a stronger Taiwan that is proud of its identity, tensions with China are already simmering as Beijing watches and waits.
-
Bidhya Bhandari Elected as Nepal's First Woman President
Bidhya Bhandari was elected as Nepal's first woman president today, after the adoption of a landmark constitution last month.
-
Mauritius Designates Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as First Woman President
The government of Mauritius today designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as the Indian Ocean island nation's new president, making her the first woman to hold the ceremonial position.
-
Conservative Elected Croatia's First Woman President
Opposition conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia's first female president Sunday, winning a tight run-off vote with a pledge to kickstart the ailing economy, almost complete results showed.
