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“As the first female President in the history of my country, the burden of expectation to deliver gender equality is heavier on my shoulder.”

Source: Statement at the UN General Assembly, New York, 23 September 2021

Context Her first UN General Assembly speech, on her first trip outside Africa as president.

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Samia Suluhu HassanTanzania · b. 1960
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