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Dilma Rousseff
Becoming Brazil’s first woman president.
Brasil sem Miséria · Mais Médicos
- Born
- 14 December 1947
- Birthplace
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Dilma Rousseff served as Brazil’s president from 2011 until her removal by impeachment in 2016, after earlier leadership in energy policy.
Early life
Belo Horizonte
Grew up in a family with a Bulgarian immigrant father.
Resistance and imprisonment
Opposed Brazil’s military dictatorship and was imprisoned and tortured between 1970 and 1972.
Career
- 2003
Energy minister
Joined President Lula’s cabinet after state-level energy work.
- 2005
Chief of staff
Took a central role in the presidential administration.
- 2011–2016
Presidency
Served two elected terms, the second ending in impeachment.
- 2023
Development banking
Was elected president of the New Development Bank.
Policies & projects
Brasil sem Miséria
Launched a programme aimed at extreme poverty.
Mais Médicos
Introduced a programme to expand access to doctors.
New Development Bank
Was elected to lead the multilateral development bank.
Beyond politics
Education resumed
Completed an economics degree in Porto Alegre after her release.
Impeachment dispute
Denied wrongdoing over the budgetary practices cited in her removal.
Sources & photo credit
Wikipedia biography and references ↗Further biography and career ↗Photo: Roberto Stuckert Filho/Presidência da República. Attribution · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
