Dilma Rousseff

Catherine Chambers

Description

What makes Dilma Rousseff extraordinary? Read this book to find out. We explore her early years, including her developing interest in events and problems in her country. We look at the road to her significant political accomplishments, peaking with her role as the first female president of Brazil. Read about others' perspectives on her life, how her life has been different to women in the past (including her own family), and how she has broken political and social boundaries.

Sujets

• Brazil

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 30 janvier 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406274127
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Dilma ROUSSE

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Dilma ROUSSEFF Catherine Chambers

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CONTENTS

Making history ................................ 4 Privileged beginnings ...................... 6 Passion and protest .......................... 12

Climbing the ladder ........................ 20

Time at the top ............................... 28 Challenges and changes .................. 34 What’s next for Dilma Rousseff? .... 42

Glossary .......................................... 44

Timeline ......................................... 46

Find out more ................................. 47

Index .............................................. 48

Some words are shown in bold, like this . You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

4

Making history

It is 31 October 2010 in Brazil, and the votes in a tense election have just been counted. Have Brazilians chosen their first woman president? The citydwellers of bustling Belo Horizonte prepare to celebrate. They are sure that their hometown candidate will triumph over her opponent, José Serra. As it becomes clear that Dilma Rousseff has indeed won, the deafening party begins!

Dilma Rousseff was inaugurated, or officially made president of Brazil, on 1 January 2011.