what year was the first woman president elected in costa rica?
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She was the governing PLN candidate for president in the 2010 general election, where she won with 46.76% of the vote on 7 February. She was the eighth woman president of a Latin American country and the first woman to become President of Costa Rica. She was sworn in as President of Costa Rica on May 8, 2010.
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['January 5 – Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes Governor of Wyoming, the first female governor in the United States. ... ', 'January 27 – February 1 – The 1925 serum run to Nome (the "Great Race of Mercy") relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska, to combat an epidemic.']
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Dawda Jawara. Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara GCMG (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019) was a Gambian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994.
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['Francisco Arcellana.', 'Francisco Balagtas.', 'Lualhati Bautista.', 'Carlos Bulosan.', 'Cecilia Manguerra Brainard.', 'Linda Ty Casper.', 'Gilbert Luis R. Centina III.', 'Gilda Cordero-Fernando.']
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Chosen to be first President of Colombia, was General Simón Bolívar y Palacios, leader of the revolutionary forces, who up to that point was titled "Supreme Chief" for his role in the revolution. The following day, Congress elected Francisco Antonio Zea Díaz, first Vice President of Colombia.
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Costa Rica's official and predominant language is Spanish*. ... A Creole-English language, Jamaican patois (also known as Mekatelyu), is spoken along the Caribbean coast. About 10.7% of Costa Rica's adult population (18 or older) also speaks English, 0.7% French, and 0.3% speaks Portuguese or German as a second language.
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In accordance with those transitional provisions, Congress elected the then Head of the Provisional Government, Deodoro da Fonseca, as the first President of the Republic. Marshal Floriano Peixoto, was elected by Congress to be the first Vice President.
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In 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established with U.S. approval, and Manuel Quezon was elected the country's first president. On July 4, 1946, full independence was granted to the Republic of the Philippines by the United States.
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The presidential inauguration was in March 1873, and Woodhull's 35th birthday was six months later in September. In 1884, Belva Lockwood followed with a run for president. Her running mate was Marietta Stow, who became the first woman to run for vice president.
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Since the 1980s, presidential and general elections have been held in many countries in Latin America, and the election systems based on the multi-party system has taken root in these countries. At present, nearly all of the 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries have established democratic governments.
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The CNMI Senate was controlled in 2016 by a Republican majority under Senate President Franciso Borja. Maria Frica Pangelinan was the first woman to serve in the Senate.
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Arenal is the youngest and most active of all the volcanoes in Costa Rica. Scientists have been able to date its activity back to more than 7000 years ago. The area remained largely unexplored until 1937, when a documented expedition took place to reach the summit. It has been considered eruptive since 1968.
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Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (née Smith; born August 18, 1927) is an American who served as First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981 as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. For decades, she has been a leading advocate for numerous causes.
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The office was created in May 2008 after the country was declared as a republic. The first president of Nepal was Ram Baran Yadav.
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['Coffee. Costa Rica is famous for its extraordinary coffee. ... ', 'Chocolate. The history of chocolate in Costa Rica is rather fascinating. ... ', 'Salsa Lizano. Salsa Lizano is the taste of Costa Rica. ... ', "Guaro. Guaro, or Cacique, is Costa Rica's national liquor. ... ", 'Handmade art and jewelry. ... ', 'Wooden crafts. ... ', 'Bikinis.']
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Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan administering the oath of office to new President Pratibha Patil. December 19, 1934, is the 12th President of India. She is the first woman and the first Maharashtrian to hold this post.
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Important Events From This day in History March 1st. 1954 : US tests hydrogen bomb in the Pacific archipelago of Bikini, part of the Marshall Islands. 1961 : President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps as a new agency within the Department of State.