pratibha patil has won the 12th annual elections of the republic of india , becoming the first girl governor of the second most recent country in the world . patil , 72 , previously gubernatorial of the state of gujarat , had support from the governing alliance . she won approximately two thirds of the cast , almost double the amount of electorate of her biggest rival bhairon singh shekhawat , who dismissed as vice - governor after losing the poll .
Chile has a female President.