What is Elmira Minita Gordon?
'''Dame Elmira Minita Gordon''' (30 December 1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6J8xDWDqOkEC&dq=Elmira+Minita+Gordon+30+Dec+1930&pg=PA212 Profile of Elmira Minita Gordon]</ref> &ndash; 1 January 2021) was a Belizean politician. She was the first [[Governor-General of Belize|Governor General]] of [[Belize]] from its independence in 1981 until her retirement in 1993.<ref>[http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00women4.htm Biodata] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120912014334/www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00women4.htm |date=2012-09-12 }}, terra.es; accessed 20 July 2015.</ref> Gordon was the only woman to have been Governor General of Belize. Gordon was replaced by [[Colville Young]]. Gordon died on 1 January 2021 at her home in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], just two days after her 90th birthday.<ref>[https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2021/01/02/dame-elmira-minita-gordon-trailblazing-educator-and-first-governor-general-dead-at-90/ Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, trailblazing educator and first Governor-General, dead at 90]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Elmira Minita}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Psychologists]] [[Category:Governors-General of Belize]] {{bio-stub}}