The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly was:
In September 1953, Indian diplomat Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) was elected President of the Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1953–1954), becoming…
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The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly was:
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In September 1953, Indian diplomat Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) was elected President of the Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1953–1954), becoming the first woman in the world to serve as President of the UN General Assembly.
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Option A
Incorrect. Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress (1925) and the first woman Governor of an Indian State (United Provinces, 1947–1949), not President of the UN General Assembly.
Option B
Incorrect. Indira Gandhi served as the first woman Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984), never as President of the UN General Assembly.
Option C
Correct. Indian diplomat and politician Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) was elected President of the Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 1953, becoming the first woman to hold that office.
Option D
Incorrect. Sucheta Kriplani (1908–1974) was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State (Uttar Pradesh, 1963–1967), not President of the UN General Assembly.
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