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Social Democratic Party leader and foreign minister Tarja Halonen was elected and became Finland's first female president. Publicly admired as a single mother and social activist, Halonen narrowly defeated former premier Esko Aho of the Center Party. Halonen succeeded fellow Social Democrat Martti Ahtisaari.	1

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