Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yingluck Shinawatra, who was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister in a parliamentary vote in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties. (Kyodo)

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