Eugenia Charles

Dame Mary Eugenia Charles (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a Dominican politician who served as the prime minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. She was the first woman lawyer in Dominica. After being nominated to a seat in the House of Assembly of Dominica and subsequently serving as leader of the opposition, she became Dominica's first, and to date only, woman prime minister. She is best known for her actions during the leadup to the United States invasion of Grenada, when she appealed to the US for intervention. She was also known for her efforts to attract foreign aid and her initiation of the Dominica citizenship by investment programme. She was known as the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean" and nicknamed "Mamo Charles".

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