Isabel Martinez de Peron of Argentina was the first woman to have the office of National President; she suceeded her husband President Juan Peron on his death on July 1, 1974 and was deposed in a coup on March 24, 1976.
Khertek Amyrbitovna Anchimaa-Toka was a Tuvan/Soviet politician who in 1940-44 was a chairwoman of Little Khural (parliament) of Tuvan People's Republic, and the first elected or appointed (i.e., not hereditary) female head of state in the modern world.
Isabel Martínez de Perón of Argentina was the first female president in the world, where the position was called president.
Isabel Peron was the first female president in the world. She was president of Argentina from 1st of July 1974 to 24th of March 1976.
There have been many, many female heads of state (historically queens and empresses), from Cleopatra to Queen Elizabeth I. Women who have held a title of "president" include:
Khertek Achimaa-Toka served briefly as the president of the short-lived People's Republic of Tannu Tuva from 1940-1944.
Suhbaataryn Yanjmaa served as acting president of Mongolia from 1953 to 1954.
Sirimavo Bandaranayaka of Sri Lanka (Dominion of Ceylon) was the first lady Prime Minister in the world (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000). Her daughter Chandrika Bandaranayaka Kumaratunga (CBK) was the 4th President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005.
Song Qingling served as acting head of state of Chinafrom 1968 to 1972.
Maria Estella Martinez Cartas "Isabel" de Peron of Argentina was the first woman to hold a "nonprovisional" presidency of a "nonprovisional" government when she served as president from 1974 to 1976, succeeding her husband Juan Peron.
Asia's first woman president, Corazon (Cory) Aquino, served as President of the Philippines from Feb 25, 1986 to Jun 30, 1992.
Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1959.
The Late president of Sri Lanka, Mrs Bhandaranaike. Correct-First Asian Female president is Corazan Aquino of Philippines.Late Sirimavo Bhandarnaike was PM of Srilanka(First Female PM of World )
President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino (Philippines) -elma 23
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Corazon Aquino was the first female president of the Philippines. She was president of the Philippines from 1986-1992. She also was the first female president of Asia. == ==
there has never been a female president
Yes Joyce banda is the first female president of malawi
Yes, Tarja Halonen is the first female president of Finland
The first Female president in Africa is Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President of the Republic of Liberia
Argentina has the first female president. Isabel Peron. Tanna Tuva earlier had a female head of an an elected government but her title was not president. Of course, the Israelites in ancient times had female judges that ruled.
Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of President Sukarno (Indonesia's first president).
No
Dilma Rousseff
Britain doesn't have a president but Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first and only female Prime Minister in 1979.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 24th President of the Republic of Liberia and the first elected female Head of State in Africa.
The first U.S. President to have a female opponent was Ulysses S. Grant. Victoria Woodhull ran in the election of 1872, becoming the first woman to run for president.