20th-century women presidents

President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992

former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Icelandic politician, 4th President of Iceland

first female president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976

8th President of Ireland

President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005

President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)

former Vice President of the People's Republic of China and third wife of Sun Yat-sen (1893–1981)

6th President of Latvia

Maltese politician (1923-2002)

German politician, last leader of East Germany

President of Bolivia (1921-2011)

Burundian politician

Panama's first female president

president of Guyana, prime minister of Guyana, nurse (1920-2009)

Swiss politician

Prime Minister of Dominica

Writer and former President of Ecuador

president of Liberia (1939–2017)

Tuvan politician, first non-royal female head of state

president of Haiti

Prime Minister of Haiti

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1936–2023)