Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. "It is a signal that we are truly global," the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said.
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Namibia swears in first female presidentHer ruling SWAPO party also retained its parliamentary majority, although by a very thin margin, and extended its 34-year ...
The 72-year-old leader was inaugurated on Friday, marking a significant milestone for both the country and the southern ...
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Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah in History Books, Sworn in As First Woman PresidentNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah etched her name into the annals of history on Friday after being sworn in as the first woman president ...
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president on Friday, reaching the highest ...
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president and the country's fifth leader after ...
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Namibia inaugurates its first woman presidentSouthern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won ...
Nandi-Ndaitwah is poised to make history as the first woman to ascend to the highest office in Namibia, a milestone not only ...
International Olympic Committee members elected Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as president, replacing Thomas Bach, the committee ...
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