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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who sworn in as the first woman President of Greece?
A
Anna Diamantopoulou
B
Maria Efthymiou
C
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
D
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Katerina Sakellaropoulou (Greek: , Katerína Sakellaropoúlou, [kateˈrina sakelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first woman elected president of a country was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, who won the 1980 presidential election as well as three subsequent elections, to become the longest-serving non-hereditary female head of state in history (16 years and 0 days in office).

Detailed explanation-3: -The first elected president was Michail Stasinopoulos.

Detailed explanation-4: -Her caretaker cabinet was sworn in on 28 August. She was to serve as Prime Minister until a legislative election was held, on 20 September. She became Greece’s first ever female Prime Minister, and the 184th since 1822.

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