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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth president of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first and to date only woman to hold the post and the most recent to be re-elected for a second term.
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politics · 6th President of Latvia · politician · psychologist · university teacher · also Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Vaira Vīķis-Freibergs, Vīķe-Freiberga
Born 1 December 1937 · Q151301
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2024· 2 entries
Mena FN: Vaira Vike-Freiberga: Azerbaijan's Resolution Of Frozen Conflict Sets Rare Example
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2022· 1 entry
delfi: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga: Putins prasa visu kūku, lai dabūtu tīkoto gabalu (21)
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2017· 1 entry
UPI: Topic: Vaira Vike-Freiberga
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded Friendship Order (2015).
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (2013).
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Received the Knight of Freedom Award
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2012· 1 entry
France 24: Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former Latvian president
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Konrad Adenauer Award (2010).
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2008· 2 entries
By former French president Jacques Chirac in order to promote world peace
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Became a member of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation
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2007· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Viesturs (2007).
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (2007).
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2005· 6 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross (2005).
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Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (2005).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2005).
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Awarded Order of the White Star, Collar Class (2005).
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Awarded Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2005).
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Awarded Hannah Arendt Prize (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2004).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2004).
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2003· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (2003).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2003).
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Was re-elected for a second term of four years with 88 votes out of 96
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (2002).
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2001· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2001).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2001).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) (2001).
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2000· 3 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2000).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (2000).
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Presented by Awards Council member General Joseph W
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class (1999).
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Career landmark: President of Latvia (1999–2007).
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1997· 1 entry
Won Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (1997).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Marcel Vincent Prize (1992).
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1961· 1 entry
To resume her education at McGill University in Montreal while also lecturing part-time at Concordia University
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1958· 2 entries
Being fluent in English, French, Latvian, Spanish and German, she worked as a translator and the next year went on to work as a Spanish teacher for grades 12 and 13 at Ontario Ladies' College
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And a Master of Arts in 1960, in psychology
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1954· 1 entry
Her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she completed high school
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1937· 1 entry
Born 1937-12-01.
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