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Famous Latvian Women

Tume Secondary SchoolMay 20-25, 2014

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Sandra Kalniete• a Latvian politician,

author, diplomat and independence movement leader.

• served as Foreign Minister of Latvia 2002–2004 and as Ambassador to the United Nations (1993–97), France (1997–2000) and UNESCO (2000–02).

• on the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

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Inese Galante

• A world famous soprano from Latvia

• In 1996 Galante moved to the Opera in Düsseldorf and also made her British debut.

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Maria Naumova• In 2002, she won the

Eurovision Song Contest for Latvia with her song "I Wanna« in Tallin.

• In 2005, she was chosen as the UNICEF goodwill envoy to Latvia.

• She is living in France with her family but still travels back and forth to Latvia.

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Inga Kalna• a successful soprano

from Latvia.

• Seemingly without strain copes with most difficult coloratura reaching unimaginable pitches with sure intonation.

• has been a member of the Hamburg Opera ensemble

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Elina Shimkus• After completing a Bachelor

at the Jazeps Medins Music College in Riga, Latvian soprano continued her studies by taking part in master classes in Germany, Italy and Austria

• She has sung in the Opera Krakov in Poland and appeared at various festivals around Europe such as Düsseldorf, Trondheim, Riga, Valencia and Oslo.

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Laima Muktupavela-Kota

• a famous Latvian prose writer and novelist

• was awarded the Annual Prize for Literature in 2002 and the Grand Prix at the Prose Readings Festival in 2005.

• Married to Turkish poet• Lives in Turkey, Istanbul

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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga• the sixth President of Latvia and

the first female President of Latvia. She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected in 2003.

• active in the international arena and continues to speak in defense of liberty, equality and social justice, and for the need of Europe to acknowledge the whole of its history.

• known for her work in psycholinguistics, semiotics and analysis of the oral literature of her native country.

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