Claudia Sheinbaum is the first elected female president of the country But we present to you the Latin American countries that had a female president before Mexico.
Today Thursday August 15th, Claudia Sheinbaum received her certificate of majority from the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (TEPJF), which accredits her as the president-elect of Mexico.
Following her resounding victory in the 2024 elections, held on June 2, Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the history of Mexico.
Although it is a historical fact for Mexico, in Latin America There are others pioneer countries that marked the change, allowing women to come to power and lead the government of an entire nation, we tell you who they were.
Claudia Sheinbaum, president-elect of Mexico, celebrated her majority at the Metropolitan Theater (Mario Jasso)
Which Latin American countries had a female president before Mexico?
A CNN report revealed the number of women presidents that there has been in Latin America, with the accreditation of Claudia Sheinbaum as president-elect of Mexico.
Los Countries that had a female president before Mexico were:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
Las women that have been led by the governments of these countries were the following:
- Argentina: Maria Estela Martinez de Peron (1974-1976); Cristina Fernandez (2007-2015)
- Bolivia: Lidia Gueiler Tejada (interim president from 1979-1980); Jeanine Áñez (interim president from 2019-2020)
- Brazil: Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016)
- Chile: Michelle Bachelet (2006-2018)
- Costa Rica: Laura Chinchilla (2010-2014)
- Ecuador: Rosalía Arteaga (interim president from February 6 to 11, 1997)
- Haiti: Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (interim president 1990-1991)
- Honduras: Xiomara Castro (2022)
- Nicaragua: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (1990-1997)
- Panama: Mireya Moscoso (1999-2004)
- Peru: Dina Boluarte (2002)
Claudia Sheinbaum will become the 14th president of Latin America next October 1, 2024, being Mexico the 12th country in appointing a woman as a state representative.
Latin American countries that had a female president before Mexico (Unsplash)
How many countries in the world currently have female presidents?
On the other hand, CNN also presented the number of countries that currently have women at the head of government; These are:
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Greece
- Honduras
- India
- Marshall Islands
- Italia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- North Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Peru
- DR Congo
- Samoa
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
Countries with a female president today (CNN)
2024-08-16 01:50:46