The first woman to head a G7 country was Britain's Margaret Thatcher in 1979. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
On July 21,1960 in Sri Lanka, Sirima Bandaranaike became the world's first democratically elected female head of government.
Here is a look back at sixty years of milestones for women in politics:
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Women in power through the ages
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was world's first non-hereditary female head of government when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. Photo: AFP/John Macdougall
The first woman to head a G7 country was Britain's Margaret Thatcher in 1979. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who served as the fourth President of Iceland, was one of the world's first democratically elected female presidents. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Rob. C Croes
In 2020, Germany is the only country in the G7 group to have a woman at its helm, with its Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Filepic
Chandrika Bandaranaike served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka from Nov 1994 to Nov 2005. Photo: Filepic
Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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