Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the first woman prime minister in the world?

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Megawati Sukarnoputri

  3. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

  4. Khaleda Zia
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Explanation

Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the world's first woman prime minister when she was elected in July 1960, leading the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Indira Gandhi became India's first woman PM in 1966, making her one of the early but not the first woman leaders globally.

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