1922–2012
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Sharon Sayles Belton
1951–
United States
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Sharon Sayles Belton (born May 13, 1951) is an American community leader, politician and activist. She is Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal. She served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1994 until 2001, and was the first African American and first woman to hold that position.
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