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Finnbogadóttir

American  
[fin-boh-guh-daw-ter, fin-baw-gah-doh-tir] / ˌfɪn boʊ gəˈdɔ tər, ˈfɪn bɔ gɑˈdoʊ tɪr /

noun

  1. Vigdís born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96, the first woman in the world to be elected head of state in a democratic national election.

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This action changed the face of Icelandic politics, delivering to Europe its first female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, five years later.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2017

The government was temporarily leaderless because President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir had stayed away from her office to demonstrate solidarity with the striking women.

From Time Magazine Archive

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