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Elmira Minita Gordon

1930 - 2021

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Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (30 December 1930 – 1 January 2021) was a Belizean educator, psychologist and politician; she served as the first governor general of Belize from its independence in 1981 until 1993. She was the first Belizean to receive a doctorate in psychology. She is one of the few "double dames", having received damehoods in two separate orders: the Order of St Michael and St George and the Royal Victorian Order. She was the first woman to serve as governor-general in the history of the Commonwealth. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elmira Minita Gordon is the 14,468th most popular politician (up from 14,837th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Belize and the 4th most popular Belizean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elmira Minita Gordon ranks 14,468 out of 19,576. Before her are Erich Mende, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, José de Amézola y Aspizúa, Wojciech Fibak, Iput II, and Gaius Marcius Rutilus. After her are Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, Bautista Saavedra, Titus Didius, Nicolás Lindley López, Valentín Canalizo, and Babiker Awadalla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Elmira Minita Gordon ranks 398. Before her are Little Walter, Liviu Librescu, Egon Bondy, Chris Barber, Morgana King, and Jean Tabary. After her are Tony Madigan, Shel Silverstein, Jiří Skobla, Vera T. Sós, Alphonse Alley, and Aureliano Bolognesi. Among people deceased in 2021, Elmira Minita Gordon ranks 376. Before her are Patrick Juvet, Kees de Jager, Chris Barber, Dimitri Kitsikis, Sebastian Koto Khoarai, and Abdelhamid Brahimi. After her are Alex Cord, Art Metrano, Yves Dreyfus, Una Stubbs, Akira Miyawaki, and Bruce Kirby.

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In Belize

Among people born in Belize, Elmira Minita Gordon ranks 4 out of 10. Before her are Johnny Briceño (1960), Colville Young (1932), and Dean Barrow (1951). After her are Said Musa (1944), Manuel Esquivel (1940), George Cadle Price (1919), Froyla Tzalam (2000), Deon McCaulay (1987), Arlen Escarpeta (1980), and Shaun Gill (1993).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belize

Among politicians born in Belize, Elmira Minita Gordon ranks 4. Before her are Johnny Briceño (1960), Colville Young (1932), and Dean Barrow (1951). After her are Said Musa (1944), Manuel Esquivel (1940), George Cadle Price (1919), and Froyla Tzalam (2000).

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