Historical records matching Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland
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About Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland
Mary Patricia McAleese (née Leneghan; Irish: Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; born 27 June 1951) served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011. She was the second female president and was first elected in 1997 succeeding Mary Robinson, making McAleese the world's first woman to succeed another as president. She was re-elected unopposed for a second term in office in 2004. McAleese is the first President of Ireland to have come from either Northern Ireland or Ulster. Prior to becoming president she was a barrister, journalist and academic.
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Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland's Timeline
1951 |
June 27, 1951
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Belfast, United Kingdom
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1997 |
November 11, 1997
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Age 46
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Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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