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First Woman Prime Minister of a country

  1. Srimavo Bhandarnaike

  2. Pratibha Patil

  3. Bula Chaudhury

  4. Habiba Sorabhi
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike (not Bhandarnaike) of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became the world's first woman Prime Minister in 1960. She served three terms and set a global precedent for women in political leadership. Pratibha Patil was India's first woman President, while Bula Chaudhury and Habiba Sorabji are not political figures.

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