Women in History · Head-to-head
Megawati Sukarnoputri vs Svetlana Savitskaya
No — based on their recorded years, Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) lived before Svetlana Savitskaya (1948–), and their lifetimes did not overlap.
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Megawati Sukarnoputri served as President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004, becoming the country's first and, to date, only female president.
Key achievements
- Served as vice president of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.
- Became the fifth president of Indonesia in 2001.
- Became Indonesia's first and, to date, only female president.
- Is the daughter of Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno.
Fast fact
Megawati is the daughter of Sukarno, Indonesia's founding president, and her own rise to the presidency decades later made her the first woman to hold Indonesia's highest office.
Full profile of Megawati Sukarnoputri →Svetlana Savitskaya
The second woman in space and the first woman to perform a spacewalk, during her missions aboard the Salyut 7 space station.
Key achievements
- Became the second woman in space in 1982, nearly two decades after Valentina Tereshkova
- Performed the first spacewalk by a woman during her 1984 mission to the Salyut 7 space station
- Set multiple world records in aviation before her cosmonaut career
- Later served as a member of the Russian State Duma
Fast fact
Before becoming a cosmonaut, Savitskaya was an accomplished aerobatic pilot and set multiple world aviation records.
Full profile of Svetlana Savitskaya →Who lived first, Megawati Sukarnoputri or Svetlana Savitskaya?
Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) lived first, before Svetlana Savitskaya (1948–), based on their recorded years.
Were Megawati Sukarnoputri and Svetlana Savitskaya contemporaries?
No — based on their recorded years, Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) lived before Svetlana Savitskaya (1948–), and their lifetimes did not overlap.
What do Megawati Sukarnoputri and Svetlana Savitskaya have in common?
Both Megawati Sukarnoputri and Svetlana Savitskaya are grouped among our Women in History figures and lived during the Modern Era.