The 48 yr old Luísa Dias Diogo will go down in African history books as the first female Head of Government in the country of Mozambique when she was appointed Prime Minister in February 2004. Before becoming prime minister she was minister of planning and finance, and she continued to hold that post until February 2005.  Luisa Diogo represents the party FRELIMO, which has ruled the country since independence in 1975. Diogo studied economics at Maputo's Eduardo Mondlane University. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1983. She went on to obtain a master's degree in financial economics at the University of London in 1992.  Since working in government, Ms. Diogo has been the chief responsible for heading Mozambique’s negotiations with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.  During her time as Finance Minister, Mozambique has noted substantial economic growth.