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24 de jun. de 2024 · Madame Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, was the first woman worldwide to be elected as a Head of State in a democratic state in the year 1980. I was only three years old at that time, and I must admit that I do not remember the election day.
Hace 5 días · Vigdís Finnbogadóttir heimsótti leikskólann Brekkuborg í Grafarvogi í gær og gróðursetti þar íslenskt birkitré. Það mun vera annað forsetatréð á Brekkuborg því Guðni Th. Jóhannesson gróðursetti sams konar tré þar í seinustu viku.
24 de jun. de 2024 · It is named after Iceland’s former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the first woman in the world to be elected as a head of state. Irida began its activity during the migration crisis in 2016, providing emergency support and creating safe spaces for women and children from over 50 countries.
18 de jun. de 2024 · This week, we feature 3 current key figures of the Council of Europe: Marija Pejčinović Burić, Síofra O'Leary, Marialena Tsirli, as well as the first democratically-elected female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, and a Swiss judge, Helen Keller.
21 de jun. de 2024 · The two Nordic Republics have both elected women to their presidencies.Iceland was the first country to elect a female President, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1980-1996) by universal suffrage, and has just elected a second woman, Halla Tómasdóttir.
19 de jun. de 2024 · Segir hún þær minna á spurningar sem Vigdís Finnbogadóttir fékk þegar hún fór fyrst kvenna í forsetaframboð árið 1980. „Baldur Þórhallsson [...] fékk afar miðaldalegar spurningar um fjölskyldu og hjónaband sitt, bara því hann var hinsegin,“ sagði Þórdís í ávarpi sínu.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Among the heads of state, entertainers, academics, artists, and politicians that have received the award are Björk, Nína Dögg Filipussdóttir, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, and others. This year’s recipients included: Dísella Lárusdóttir, an opera singer recognized for her contribution to the performing arts.
