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A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Sarney is the daughter of former President and senator José Sarney.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 June 1953","date":"1953-06-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"São Luís","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28441"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"sociologist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2306091"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Democratic Social Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1713552"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Brasília","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1330634"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"governor of Maranhão (1 January 2011 – 10 December 2014)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739358","start":"2011-01-01","end":"2014-12-10"},{"text":"governor of Maranhão (17 April 2009 – 1 January 2011)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739358","start":"2009-04-17","end":"2011-01-01"},{"text":"governor of Maranhão (1 January 1999 – 5 April 2002)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739358","start":"1999-01-01","end":"2002-04-05"},{"text":"member of the Senate of Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18964326"},{"text":"federal deputy of Maranhão","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59401943"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20859490"},{"text":"Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10341322","date":"1998"},{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20859673"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseana_Sarney","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050853"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Roseana Sarney born?","a":"Roseana Sarney was born on 1 June 1953 in São Luís."},{"q":"What positions has Roseana Sarney held?","a":"Positions held by Roseana Sarney include: governor of Maranhão (2011–2014); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Retrato Oficial de Roseana Sarney como governadora do Maranhão no 2.º mandato.jpg — Emerson Júnior Gonçalves da Silva Figueiredo, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Roseana Sarney\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/roseana-sarney. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:58:27Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/roseana-sarney","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/roseana-sarney","ne":null}}