Sunday, October 31, 2010

Brazil Elects A Former Marxist Guerilla As President


Dilma Rousseff: From Fugitive Guerrilla To Brazil's New President -- CNN

(CNN) -- Dilma Rousseff, who was elected as Brazil's first female president on Sunday, once told reporters that as a typical Brazilian girl in the 1950s she dreamed of becoming a ballerina.

But as the 1960s saw the emergence of a brutal military regime in her country, she had to make some hard choices.

"I quickly discovered that the world had no place for debutantes," Rousseff told reporters.

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More News On The Election Of Brazil's New President

Dilma Rousseff elected Brazil's first female president -- The Telegraph
Rousseff Elected Brazilian President -- Voice of America
Rousseff's Win In Brazil Election Unlikely To Stir Markets -- Wall Street Journal
Rousseff is Brazil's first female president -- Washington Post
Brazil’s election: Dilma wins, though not by a mile -- Financial Times

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