Who was the first woman Prime Minister of a country in the world?
Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960, by this breaking ground for all the women of the world as the first female P.M. in history. She was busy in politics together with her husband, who was assassinated. After his death the woman became the leader of his political party, overcoming the period of political instability, later moving on to be elected the P.M. of the country.
Together with many other female politicians, Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike is considered to be one of the important figures of the women history of the 20th century.
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JRW
Tom Moberg, it most definitely is! Albeit in her later years.
Irene Townsend
Cheryl Perkins, NZ has had three Female PM's, Jenny Shiplin, Helen Clark and our current one, Jacinda Ardern and yes definitely a commie. This country has never been so divided since she came in.
ikaesch
Ceylon more like.
Janette Will
Remember Sirimavo becoming first female PM paving the way for women everywhere.
Glenis Nichols
I knew it I was around when she was!
Tom Moberg
What's with the photo in the question? It is not Sirimavo.
Cheryl Perkins
I remember when she became P.M. We also have a female PM in Nz and she also is a socialist.
Tom Seigo
Lucky guess!
Susie Helms Wiedeman
Darn! I should have known this. My uncle was honorary counsel for Ceylon at this time and talked about her often.
Noreen Kelly
Never heard of her but thought it would be Indira!
Michael Garmaise
... a country in the world. As opposed to a countr6 on Mars?
Indubalan Kulasegarampillai
It's Bandaranaike.
Jas Newman
What's with the photo below the question? Definitely not Bandaranaike.
Jas Newman
Enrique Puricelli, Re "WHAT ABOUT GOLDA MEIER?"—She became PM in 1969; Bandaranaike became PM in 1960.
Adolfo Ochoa
She was terrible, a socialist...