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Tarja Halonen
(1943 - )
Tarja Halonen is a Finnish politician who served as the
11th President of Finland, and the first woman to hold
the position, from 2000 t0 2012.
Halonen was an extremely popular president, with
11th President of Finland, and the first woman to hold
the position, from 2000 t0 2012.
Halonen was an extremely popular president, with
her approval ratings reaching 88 percent in December
2003. She was re-elected in 2006, ineligible to run
in the 2012 presidential elections because
of term limits.
In 2009, Forbes named her among the 100 most
powerful women in the world.
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In 2009, Forbes named her among the 100 most
powerful women in the world.
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