Albania promotes first woman as army general
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Albania's Defense Ministry says a woman has been promoted to the rank of general, a first for the nation.
A statement from the ministry, which is run by a female minister, Mimi Kodheli, said Wednesday that Manushaqe Shehu, 51, was named a brigade general by the president, who is also commander general of the country's army.
Shehu, commander of the recruits' academy, joins five male generals.
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Shehu graduated from the country's military academy and has undergone many post-university school and training programs, including one in France.
Women in uniform make up 14 percent of Albania's 8,500 military personnel.