2 , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( 4 6 ▁years ). ▁Ch ed di ▁J agan ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Guy ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁Jan et ▁J agan ▁became ▁First ▁Lady . ▁She ▁represented ▁Guy ana ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁tempor arily ▁replacing ▁Rud y ▁Ins an ally ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁After ▁Ch ed di ▁J agan ' s ▁death , ▁Jan et ▁J agan ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁First ▁Vice ▁President ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁J agan ▁was ▁the ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁P PP ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁election . ▁The ▁P PP ▁won ▁the ▁election , ▁making ▁J agan ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁President ▁of ▁Guy ana , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁Jewish ▁and ▁first ▁U . S .- born ▁leader . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁third ▁woman ▁elected ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁right ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere , ▁after ▁Eugen ia ▁Charles ▁of ▁Domin ica ▁and ▁V io le ta ▁Cham or ro ▁of ▁Nic ar agua . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Fre edom ▁hero ▁by ▁The ▁My ▁Hero ▁Project . ▁ ▁Health , ▁res ignation ▁and ▁death ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9