Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician who was elected as the United Nations General Assembly's first female president in 1990.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (August 18, 1900 – December 1, 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician who served as the sixth Governor of Maharashtra and the eighth President of the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold either position. Her brother, Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first Prime Minister of independent India, her niece, Indira Gandhi, was the first female Prime Minister of India, and her grand-nephew, Rajiv Gandhi, was the sixth Prime Minister of India.
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