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Name: Mary Bourke Robinson
Birth Date: 1944
Nationality: Irish
Gender: Female
Occupations: president

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Biography of Mary Bourke Robinson
1,194 words, approx. 4 pages
In 1990 Mary Bourke Robinson (née Bourke; born 1944) became the first woman to be elected president of Ireland. She was named United Nations commissioner for human rights in 1997. Mary Robinson was born in May 1944 in Ballina, County Mayo. Her...


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Mary Robinson Information
5,111 words, approx. 17 pages
Mary Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín;[1] born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. She first rose to prominence as an...


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The Village Voice
The education of Mary Robinson
04/30/2002: 1,968 words, approx. 7 pages
A Conversation With the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights BY KAREEM FAHIM I When Mary Robinson, the UN's high commissioner for human rights, announced in recent weeks that she will leave her post in September, it was widely understood as the result...
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The Independent - London
Profile: Mary Robinson: Mary, quite contrary
06/09/1996: 1,593 words, approx. 5 pages
Meeting the President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, the Queen must have been at least vaguely aware that she was coming face to face with the most potent argument for her own redundancy. Not only is Mrs Robinson an elected...
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AP News
Nelson Mandela marks his 89th birthday
7/19/2007: 579 words, approx. 2 pages
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday Wednesday by joining with other Nobel peace laureates, politicians and development experts to form a "council of elders" dedicated to fostering peace and resolving global crises.The event kicked off with about 250 people, including former President Jimmy Carter, singing...
 


 

Mary Robinson

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