Émilie Manima
Émilie Manima | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 9 January 1975 – March 1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1936 Brazzaville, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa |
| Died | 11 February 2026 (aged 89) Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| Occupation | Midwife |
Émilie Manima (25 March 1936 – 11 February 2026) was a Congolese politician.[1]
Life and career
After her studies at the École des sages-femmes in Dakar, she worked as a midwife and became a feminist activist, promoting maternal health.[2] On 9 January 1975, she was nominated to be Minister of Social Affairs by President Marien Ngouabi, the first woman to serve as a government minister in the country.[3]
Manima died in Brazzaville on 11 February 2026, at the age of 89.[4]
References
- ^ "Émilie Manima : la pionnière qui ouvrit aux Congolaises les portes du gouvernement". Matin Libre (in French). 22 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Douniama, Parfait Wilfried (21 February 2026). "Disparition : l'ancienne ministre Emilie Manima inhumée à Sibiti". Agence d'information d'Afrique centrale (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Boukaka, Bertrand (13 February 2026). "Congo – Gouvernement : La première femme ministre a tiré sa révérence". Les Échos du Congo-Brazzaville (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Antoine-Ganga, Dieudonné (22 February 2026). "Deux vertus ont caractérisé la vie d'Emilie Manima, première femme ministre au Congo". L'horizon Africain (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2026.