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	Telegraph \| News \| Dame Eugenia Charles
		Eugenia Charles remained staunch in her defence of the invasion, regarding it as a "pre-emptive strike" which had removed a "dangerous threat to peace and security".
		Eugenia Charles became interested in politics and, though not active in any party, gained a reputation as an outspoken critic of government abuses and official corruption through the acidic letters she sent to newspapers.
		Eugenia Charles regarded herself very much as the mother of her people, taking a tough line with drug growers, and rejecting overtures from foreign businessmen wanting to establish casinos or night clubs on the island, fearing that such establishments might attract criminal elements.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/08/db0801.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/08/ixportal.html (908 words)

	Encyclopedia: Eugenia Charles
		On August 30, 2005, Dame Eugenia Charles was taken to a hospital in Fort-de-France, Martinique for hip replacement surgery and died from complications soon after on September 6 at the age of 86.
		Dame (Mary) Eugenia Charles, DBE (May 15, 1919, Pointe Michel, Dominica - September 6, 2005, Fort-de-France, Martinique) was the Prime Minister of Dominica from July 21, 1980 until June 14, 1995.
		On August 30, 2005, Dame Eugenia Charles was taken to a hospital for hip replacement surgery and died from complications soon after on September 6 at the age of 86.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eugenia-Charles (939 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mary Eugenia Charles
		Dame Mary Eugenia Charles (born May 15, 1919 in Pointe Michel, Dominica) was the prime minister of Dominica from July 21, 1980 until June 14, 1995.
		Charles attended Catholic schools in Dominica and Grenada, then, from 1942 to 1946, she went to the University College of the University of Toronto and received a B.A. in law.
		Eugenia Charles received her early education at the then Convent of the Faithful Virgin in Dominica and finished her secondary schooling in Grenada.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mary-Eugenia-Charles (507 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Eugenia Charles dies - Thursday \| September 8, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charles, 86, died in Martinique where she had gone for surgery to repair a broken hip which she suffered from a fall, according to media reports.
		Dame Eugenia was instrumental in galvanising the support of the United States for a military intervention in Grenada to end the coup that toppled the Maurice Bishop regime in October 1983.
		Charles practised law for a couple of decades before the ruling Labour Party passed a law banning criticism of government, which she labelled the "shut-your-mouth bill." The measure prompted her entry into politics, she said.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20050908/lead/lead2.html (388 words)

	americas.org - 'Iron Lady of the Caribbean' dies at 86 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charles, founder of the Dominica Freedom Party, died Tuesday at a hospital on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where she had been taken for treatment of a broken hip, Dr. Bernard Yankey, a longtime associate, said Wednesday on state-owned radio station DBS.
		Mary Eugenia Charles was born May 15, 1919, in the village of Pointe Michel, the youngest of four children of John-Baptiste and Joséphine Charles.
		Charles practiced law for a couple of decades before the ruling Labor Party passed a law banning criticism of government, which she labeled the ''shut-your-mouth bill.'' The measure prompted her entry into politics, she said later.
	www.americas.org /item_21691 (599 words)

	Eugenia Charles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dame (Mary) Eugenia Charles, DBE (May 15, 1919–September 6, 2005) was the Prime Minister of Dominica from July 21, 1980 until June 14, 1995.
		Eugenia Charles became Prime Minister when her party won elections shortly after Dominica gained full independence from British rule in 1979.
		She became more widely known to the outside world during the US invasion of Grenada in 1983, when, in her role as chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), she appeared on television with Ronald Reagan to offer her support.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eugenia_Charles (324 words)

	Eugenia Charles; was Dominica prime minister - The Boston Globe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Eugenia Charles, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean and a leader who gained widespread attention when she stood beside President Reagan as he announced the invasion of Grenada, has died.
		ROSEAU, Dominica -- Eugenia Charles, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean and a leader who gained widespread attention when she stood beside President Reagan as he announced the invasion of Grenada, has died.
		Mary Eugenia Charles was born May 15, 1919, in the village of Pointe Michel, the youngest of four children of John-Baptiste and Josephine Charles.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/09/08/eugenia_charles_was_dominica_prime_minister (398 words)

	BBCCaribbean.com \| News \| Dominica's Eugenia Charles dies at 86 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dame Eugenia Charles, the former prime minister of the Caribbean island of Dominica, died on Tuesday night at the age of 86.
		Eugenia Charles, known as the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean" was Dominican Prime Minister from 1980 to 1995.
		"Eugenia" as she was affectionately known in political and other circles in the Caribbean, defended her position to support America's Ronald reagan as he sent troops into Grenada after the murder of then Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.
	212.58.224.111 /caribbean/news/story/2005/09/050907_eugeniadies.shtml (267 words)

	THE NEW 940 MONTREAL
		ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) - Dame Eugenia Charles, a former prime minister who developed a reputation so tough that she was known as the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean," has died.
		Charles served as prime minister from 1980-95 and became widely known when she stood beside then-president Ronald Reagan on the White House steps on Oct. 25, 1983, while he announced the invasion of Grenada.
		Charles was instrumental in her country's efforts to free itself from colonial rule," he said, noting that Charles studied law in Toronto and "her interest in Canada continued after she left office."
	www.940news.com /nouvelles.php?cat=24&id=907105 (503 words)

	Westindian Times- News
		Charles, 86, died in Martinique where she had gone for surgery to repair a broken hip which she suffered from a fall.
		In 1970, she was appointed to the legislature and in 1975, to the house of assembly, where she became the leader of the opposition.
		Committed to regional unity, she remained an outspoken, albeit caustic, commentator on Caribbean politics and development; a woman of courage, vision and tenacity; a woman of will and spirit who kept alive the flame for a strong regional agenda; a woman whose contribution and service are worthy of record and commendation.
	www.westindiantimes.net /nws/25.html (710 words)

	The Nation Newspaper \| No one could break Iron Lady (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Indeed, regional journalist Charles Harding pointed out, she might have remained no more than an outstanding Caribbean lawyer, had it not been for "an error of government" when the then-ruling Dominica Labour Party attempted to pass a Sedition Bill in 1968 in an effort to curb her letter-writing to the local Press.
		Mary Eugenia Charles was born May 15, 1919 at Pointe Michel, the granddaughter of former slaves, to John Baptist Charles (a planter and founder of a cooperative bank for peasants) and Josephine (nee Delawney), who had five children.
		Dame Eugenia was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Harare, Zimbabwe in 1991.
	www.nationnews.com /story/290356935132451.php (666 words)

	DAME EUGENIA CHARLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first thing that Eugenia Mary Charles, the grande dame of Caribbean politics, did the day after the 1995 general elections in Dominica was to take a ten-day cruise to Alaska.
		Shortly after her departure from prime ministerial duties, Charles became a student at the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies in Washington where she studied the integration process in the European Union, the United States and Canada.
		Charles is also a member of International Federation of Electoral Systems, which polices elections in such countries as parts of Mexico and Africa.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /Biography/bio_EugeniaCharles.html (975 words)

	USATODAY.com - Former premier who supported U.S. invasion of Grenada dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charles, the Caribbean's first woman prime minister known as the region's "Iron Lady," died Tuesday at a hospital on the Caribbean island of Martinique, where she was taken for treatment of a broken hip, said longtime associate Dr. Bernard Yankey on Wednesday.
		Charles won fame for standing with Reagan at the White House on Oct. 25, 1983, when he announced the invasion of Grenada.
		Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit praised Charles for dedicating her "entire life to the service of the country" and directed the island's flags to be lowered to half-staff ordered and announced a state funeral.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-09-07-eugenia-charles-dies_x.htm?csp=34 (505 words)

	Patterson hails Dame Eugenia Charles - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charles, who was 86, died on Tuesday at a hospital on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where she had been taken for treatment of a broken hip.
		The prime minister said Charles' life-long dedication to the political life of the region would long be remembered and celebrated.
		Charles, founder of the Dominica Freedom Party, was often referred to as the "Iron Lady" of the Caribbean because of her tough stance on most issues.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20050908T210000-0500_87899_OBS_PATTERSON_HAILS_DAME_EUGENIA_CHARLES_.asp (294 words)

	Dame Eugenia Charles, The Caribbean's "Iron Lady” (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Born into an up-and-coming Dominican family, Dame Eugenia Charles who served as her country's Prime Minister from 1980-95 died last week at a hospital on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where she had been taken for treatment of a broken hip.
		Dame Eugenia, who was born in the small village of Pointe Michael, was the youngest of four children of John Baptiste and Josephine Charles.
		It was: Dame Eugenia, who remained single all of her life because "I never met anyone I wanted to marry," was committed to the development of Dominica and the wider Caribbean.
	www.caribworldradio.com /cms/publish/article_736.php (975 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, a political fireball, sparkled like a shining star at a time of ferment in the Caribbean and in an era when men dominated political life.
		For many years before formally entering the political arena, Eugenia Charles attracted public notice in her role as an advocate who brought on to centre stage many issues that would have otherwise not received attention in a fledgling democracy.
		And this, is Mary Eugenia Charles for you.
	www.radiojamaica.com /news/story.php?category=9&story=19769 (1738 words)

	BBCCaribbean.com \| News \| Tributes paid to 'Iron Lady' Charles
		She was best known outside of the Caribbean for her staunch support of the 1983 American invasion of Grenada which put down a leftist military administration.
		In a message of condolence to Dominica, the Caribbean regional grouping, Caricom, said that Dame Eugenia had earned herself pride of place in the annals of Caribbean history through her "unshakable commitment to regional integration, and her unique direct and effective style of governance".
		Charles, who had said she never met anyone she wanted to marry, had lived with her father until he died.
	www.bbc.co.uk /caribbean/news/story/2005/09/050907_eugenialead.shtml (319 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Obituary: Dame Eugenia Charles
		The world first took notice of Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, the Caribbean's first woman prime minister, when she stood shoulder to shoulder with President Reagan in the White House in 1983.
		Her parents were from humble farming backgrounds, but her much-loved father, a mason who was known as JB and lived to be 107, became a rich landowner with import-export business interests.
		It was a tribute to Dame Eugenia - as she became in 1991 - that outside just a single bored and sleepy policeman stood guard.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,1564852,00.html (1107 words)

	Eugenia Charles buried in hometown - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		POINTE MICHEL, Dominica (AP) - Dame Eugenia Charles, the first woman to head a government in the Caribbean, was buried yesterday in her hometown in Dominica.
		Charles led her country from 1980 to 1995.
		Charles had said she did not want a state funeral and wanted to be buried in the tiny town where she was born on May 15, 1919.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20050914T220000-0500_88389_OBS_EUGENIA_CHARLES_BURIED_IN_HOMETOWN.asp (293 words)

	St. Lucia Well Represented at Funeral of Dame Eugenia Charles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Among Dame Eugenia’s closest friends while in office were former St. Lucia Prime Minister Sir John Compton and former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir James “Son” Mitchell, both of whom were also at Pointe Michel to bid farewell to their departed former colleague.
		Dame Eugenia’s Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), which she led into office for the first time in 1980, is now part of the island’s governing alliance with the majority Dominica Labour Party (DLP) of Prime Minister Skeritt.
		Dame Eugenia lived her latter years alone in a flat in the four-storey apartment building her family owns in the capital, Roseau.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /pr2005/september/st_lucia_well_represented_at_funeral_of_dame_eugenia_charles.htm (1650 words)

	AP Worldstream: Eugenia Charles, the 'Iron Lady of the Caribbean' dies at 86@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Eugenia Charles, the 'Iron Lady of the Caribbean' dies at 86
		Former Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles, who developed a reputation so tough that she was known as the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean," has died.
		Charles served as prime minister from 1980-95 and became widely known when she...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:112901862&refid=holomed_1 (224 words)

	Dominica (Commonwealth of) Country Guide - History and Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel ...
		As a result, the Force was abolished and Eugenia Charles was re-elected Dominica’s Prime Minister — the first woman in the region to hold the office.
		French troops had been involved in putting down both coup attempts in the 1980s and Charles was a key figure in the 1983 invasion of Grenada, having ‘invited’ the USA to intervene in her capacity as head of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
		Pierre Charles died of a heart attack in January 2004 and Roosevelt Skerrit was sworn in as Prime Minister.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/dma/dma580.asp (450 words)

	Eugenia Charles, 86, Is Dead; Ex-Premier of Dominica, Called 'Iron Lady' - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept. 8 (AP) - Eugenia Charles, the former prime minister of Dominica, who gained widespread attention when she stood beside President Ronald Reagan as he announced the invasion of Grenada, died Tuesday on the island of Martinique.
		Dame Eugenia, the first woman to become a prime minister in the Caribbean, was known as the region's "Iron Lady." She survived two coup attempts during her tenure, which stretched from 1980 to 1995.
		Dame Eugenia, who said she had never met anyone she wanted to marry, lived with her father until he died in 1983 at the age of 107.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/09/09/obituaries/09charles.html?ex=1283918400&en=e897768bad7ea17d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (490 words)

	Eugenia Charles -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		She was the country's first woman lawyer and the first woman prime minister to serve in the Caribbean.
		When Elizabeth II became queen of England in 1952, her eldest son, Charles, became heir to the throne.
		Usually known as the prince of Wales, Charles is also earl of Chester, duke of Cornwall, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick, and baron of Renfrew, among other titles.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9390179?tocId=9390179 (737 words)

	Haiti (washingtonpost.com)
		Eugenia Charles-Mathurin: This is a slap to Haiti's democracy as we commemorate our 200 years of independence.
		Eugenia Charles-Mathurin: No, we are a 501c3 nonprofit organization, with no ties to any foreign or U.S. government.
		Eugenia Charles-Mathurin: SO far, it doesn't appear that the administration has any long term plan in place to help rebuild the democratic process in Haiti.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A20712-2004Mar1.html (3058 words)

	Antigua Sun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charles’ legacy is for everyone, male and female – for she surely made many men rethink preconceived notions they held about the role, intelligence and strength of women.
		Economic reform was her other primary aim and Charles meant that her country would progress, even if she had to drag it kicking and screaming into the future.
		Many years ago, Dame Eugenia worried that, “not only have we not learned the lesson in the past … it is lost to us for the immediate future.” In this, if nothing else, we must prove her wrong.
	www.antiguasun.com /paper?as=view&sun=281935077507132005&an=432311098109082005&ac=Opinion (656 words)

	Eugenia Charles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Haitians from throughout the Diaspora were joined this past weekend by a number of solidarity activists at the Kongre Bwa Kawiman 2005 in Washington, DC.
		Eugenia Charles, one of the key organizers of the gathering, spoke with Derrick O’Keefe from Seven Oaks about the results of the weekend and about the current political situation in occupied Haiti.
		Charles: We had Haitians come from Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Haiti, in order to share knowledge and talk about the present situation, especially the increasing violations of human rights taking place in Haiti, the arbitrary arrests, the killings at the order of the de facto government of Gerard Latortue.
	www.selvesandothers.org /view2563.html (181 words)

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