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Who became in 2016 the first female head of state of an independent Pacific island nation?

Question #151877. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Dec 19 2024.
Originally posted Dec 18 2024 3:31 PM.

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According to this report, that would be Hilda Heine, who was elected President of the Marshall Islands in 2016. But more accurately, it should be reported as the first in Micronesia, a specific group of island countries, as (just to give one example) Corazon Aquino had become President of the Philippines in 1986. The Philippines was (and still is) an independent Pacific island nation.

link https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-27/hilda-heine-elected-first-ever-female-pacific-leader/7118664

Dec 19 2024, 3:37 AM
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