First/Last Heads of State
| The first woman Prime Minister of a country | Mrs. S. Bandaraike (Sri Lanka) |
| The first President of the U.S.A. | George Washington |
| The first President of the Chinese Republic | Sun Yet Sen |
| The first Governor-General of Pakistan | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| The last king of France | Napolean III |
| Iraq’s first freely elected President | Jalal Talabani (April 6, 2005) |
| The first elected woman President of an African country | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (President of Liberia elected in Nov. 2005) |
| The first woman Chancellor of Germany | Angela Merkel (Took over in November, 2005) |
| The first woman President of Argentina | Ms. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Elected on October 29, 2007) |
| The first European to visit China | Marco Polo |
| The first Chinese pilgrim to visit India | Fahien |
| The first European invader on Indian soil | Alexander, the Great |
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Created: Thu, Jan 14, 2010
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