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Female heads of state is too broad an answer - that would leave out the Queens of the United Kingdom, Denmark and the Netherlands, and arguably the Governors-General of Canada, Antigua and Barbados Barbuda, and St Lucia.
Who those people are miteque 2008
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I didn't realize Governors-General were in competition with each other.
Oh yeah, well, I sleep under a seal skin duvet. So there. - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca 2009
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Since 1952, our Governors-General have been citizens of Canada.
"What I've Seen" 2005
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From Australasia there were three delegations, 2 led by Governors-General and the third by a Minister.
ANC Today 2004
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From Australasia there were three delegations, 2 led by Governors-General and the third by a Minister.
ANC Today 2004
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Governors-General of India or British America, and all who had held for ten years any Colonial Governorships.
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Ulster has also given to Canada Lords Dufferin and Alexander, Governors-General, a Prime Minister (Meighen), numerous prominent politicians at Federal and Provincial levels, and the world of commerce the founders of the famous T. Eaton Company.
Ulster's Place In Britain Today/The Economic Future of Great Britain 1967
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As such, it has hitherto been firmly maintained by successive Governors-General of India under the explicit instructions of Her Majesty's Government.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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This Inca had two Governors-General in the whole empire, called Suyuyoc
History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
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For many years after the conquest, deep religious sentiment pervaded the State policy, and not a few of the Governors-General acquired fame for their demonstrations of piety.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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