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Comenius Multilateral School Partnership ‘’Citizen of Care-land’’
Famous Latvian Women
Tume Secondary SchoolMay 20-25, 2014
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Comenius Multilateral School Partnership ‘’Citizen of Care-land’’
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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