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As of 2022, is Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga the only woman to have served as President of Latvia?

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As of 2022, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga is the only woman to have served as President of Latvia. She was elected to the position in 1999 and served two terms, until 2007. She was the first woman to serve as president of any country in the Baltic region, and she is widely credited with helping to bring Latvia into the European Union and NATO.
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