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Eugenia Charles

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Prime Minister of Dominica

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Dame Mary Eugenia Charles was a Dominican politician who was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. The first woman lawyer in Dominica, she was Dominica's first, and to date only, woman prime minister.

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Charles meets with American President Ronald Reagan in the White House's Oval Office about ongoing events in GrenadaCharles meets with American President Ronald Reagan in the White House's Oval Office about ongoing events in GrenadaCharles in Grenada in 1986Charles in Grenada in 1986

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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Dame Mary Eugenia Charles was a Dominican politician who was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. The first woman lawyer in Dominica, she was Dominica's first, and to date only, woman prime minister. She was the second woman prime minister in the Caribbean after Lucina da Costa of the Netherlands Antilles. She was the first woman in the Americas to be elected in her own right as head of government. She served for the second longest period of any Dominican prime minister, and was the world's fifth longest-serving woman prime minister or head of government, behind Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, Angela Merkel of Germany and Indira Gandhi of India.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1919 to 2005 · aged 86
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29 languages

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