Eugenia Charles Death
Eugenia passed away on September 6, 2005 at the age of 86.
When did Eugenia Charles die?
September 6, 2005How old was Eugenia Charles when died?
86
Eugenia Charles Birthday and Date of Death
Eugenia Charles was born on May 15, 1919 and died on September 6, 2005. Eugenia was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 15, 1919
Date of Death: September 6, 2005
Age at Death: 86
Eugenia Charles - Biography
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, DBE (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. She was Dominica's first, and to date only, female prime minister, as well as the nation's longest-serving prime minister. She was the second female prime minister in the Caribbean after Lucinda da Costa of the Netherlands Antilles, and the first woman elected in her own right as head of government in the Americas. She was the world's third longest-serving female Prime Minister, behind Indira Gandhi of India and Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, and the world's longest continuously serving female Prime Minister ever. Charles was also Dominica's first female lawyer.
