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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was elected president of Iceland in 1980 and was quite the record breaker. Finnbogadóttir’s election made her Iceland’s first woman head of state, and the first woman in the world to be elected president of a country.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland became the first woman in the world to be elected head of state in a national election. Of the 10 most populous countries, the United States, Russia, China, Mexico, and Nigeria have never elected a woman leader.
Apr 26, 2024 · Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (born April 15, 1930, Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic teacher, cultural figure, and politician who served as president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996. She was the first woman in the world to be elected head of state in a national election.
Feb 5, 2020 · In 1980, as a divorced, single mother, Finnbogadóttir won election as Iceland’s first female leader, becoming the first woman in the world to be democratically elected president.
Jul 11, 2016 · By: Elizabeth Nix. Updated: June 1, 2023 | Original: July 11, 2016. copy page link. Print Page. Getty Images / Nickelsberg / The LIFE Images Collection. The modern world’s first elected female head...
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir ( Icelandic: [ˈvɪɣtis ˈfɪnpɔɣaˌtouʰtɪr̥] ⓘ; born 15 April 1930) is an Icelandic politician who served as the fourth president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996. Vigdís is the first woman in the world to be democratically elected as president.
Jul 31, 2020 · When Vigdis Finnbogadottir assumed Iceland's presidency on August 1 1980, she made history as the first elected female head of state in the world, and four decades later the 90-year-old remains...
