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Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
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Lillian E. Fishburne
U.S. Navy admiral (born 1949)
Lillian Elaine Fishburne was the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy. She was appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral by President of the United States Bill Clinton and was officially promoted on February 1, 1998.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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