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Eugenia Charles

1919 - 2005

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Dame Mary Eugenia Charles (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a Dominican politician who was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. The first female lawyer in Dominica, she was Dominica's first, and to date only, female prime minister. She was the second female prime minister in the Caribbean after Lucina da Costa of the Netherlands Antilles. She was the first female in the Americas to be elected in her own right as head of government. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugenia Charles is the 12,945th most popular politician (up from 14,176th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Dominica (down from 5th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dominican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eugenia Charles ranks 12,945 out of 19,576. Before her are Jakup Krasniqi, Ariobarzanes of Persis, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Licinius Macer, Baibars II, and Grigory Romanov. After her are Arvīds Pelše, King Hui of Zhou, Max van der Stoel, Peter Georg Bang, Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet, and Vasiľ Biľak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Eugenia Charles ranks 192. Before her are George Shearing, Howard Keel, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Daniil Granin, Benny Moré, and Maria Lassnig. After her are R. M. Hare, Anita O'Day, Eileen Heckart, Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Doris Miller, and Michèle Arnaud. Among people deceased in 2005, Eugenia Charles ranks 174. Before her are Charles David Keeling, Piero Cappuccilli, Jacques Dufilho, Juan José Saer, Virginia Mayo, and Serge Lang. After her are José Beyaert, John Fiedler, William Rehnquist, Fei Xiaotong, Devan Nair, and Yevgeny Grishin.

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In Dominica

Among people born in Dominica, Eugenia Charles ranks 6 out of 11. Before her are Charles Savarin (1943), Nicholas Liverpool (1934), Jean Rhys (1890), Kelvin Felix (1933), and Patricia Scotland (1955). After her are Sylvanie Burton (1964), Henry Wilcoxon (1905), Roosevelt Skerrit (1972), Eliud Williams (1948), Patrick John (1938), and Thea LaFond (1994).

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Among POLITICIANS In Dominica

Among politicians born in Dominica, Eugenia Charles ranks 4. Before her are Charles Savarin (1943), Nicholas Liverpool (1934), and Patricia Scotland (1955). After her are Sylvanie Burton (1964), Roosevelt Skerrit (1972), Eliud Williams (1948), and Patrick John (1938).

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