What year was Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga first elected as president?
1999
2000
2001
2003
Answer
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga was first elected as the president of Latvia in 1999. She served as the president for two terms, from 1999 to 2007. Vīķe-Freiberga was the first woman to be elected as president of Latvia. She was also the first Latvian president to be born in the 20th century.
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