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Dilma Rousseff

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Dilma Vana Rousseff (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdʒiwmɐ ˈvɐ̃nɐ ʁuˈsɛf(i)]; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the Brazilian presidency. Since March 2023, she has been the Chair of the New Development Bank. She also served in the cabinet of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his first presidency—first as Minister of Mines and Energy, from 2003 to 2005, then as Chief of Staff from 2005 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dilma Rousseff is the 780th most popular politician (down from 516th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Politician.

In 2011, Dilma Rousseff became the first woman to be elected president of Brazil. She was re-elected in 2014.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dilma Rousseff ranks 780 out of 19,576. Before her are Lech Kaczyński, Sitting Bull, Manuel I Komnenos, Zakir Husain, Philip the Good, and Geronimo. After her are Abbas the Great, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Murad V, Henry I of France, Staurakios, and Georges Clemenceau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Dilma Rousseff ranks 12. Before her are Stephen King, David Bowie, Sheikh Hasina, Florentino Pérez, Brian Johnson, and Elton John. After her are Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Brian May, Mary Simon, O. J. Simpson, James Hunt, and Mario Draghi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Dilma Rousseff ranks 9 out of 2,236. Before her are Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Garrincha (1933), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Zico (1953), and Ronaldo (1976). After her are Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Sebastião Salgado (1944), Jairzinho (1944), and Sócrates (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Dilma Rousseff ranks 2. Before her are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945). After her are Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), and Deodoro da Fonseca (1827).

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