Which country had the first female president
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The first woman elected president of a country was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, who won the 1980 presidential election as well as three others to also become the longest-serving non-hereditary female head of state in history (16 years and 0 days in office).
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The first woman elected president of a country was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, who won the 1980 presidential election as well as three others to also become the longest-serving non-hereditary female head of state in history (16 years and 0 days in office).
This Saturday, August 1st, marks the 40th anniversary of Vigdís Finnbogadottir's inauguration as president of Iceland in 1980. She was the first woman to be democratically elected president in any nation on June 29, 1980.