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Rafiatou Karimou was born in 1946 in Sakété, in the south of present-day Benin, then Colony of Dahomey. She began to campaign in her youth in the General Union of Pupils and Students of Dahomey (UGEED) before engaging in politics. In 1975, she was the first woman to be appointed district chief in Benin and in 1989, she became the first woman minister in her country after she was appointed Minister of Public Health by President [[Mathieu Kérékou]]<ref name=":0" />. She held this position until 1990. She was appointed minister again from 2003 to 2006, this time to head the portfolio of Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=0yGPTsRubWEC&redir_esc=y|title=Historical Dictionary of Benin|last=Houngnikpo|first=Mathurin C.|last2=Decalo|first2=Samuel|date=2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810871717|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/benin/10194.pdf|title=Femmes et pouvoir politique au Bénin : Des origines dahoméennes à nos jours|last=Marie-Odile|first= Attanasso C.|last2=|first2=|date=2012|publisher=Fondation Friedrich Ebert|isbn=|language=fr}}</ref> |
Rafiatou Karimou was born in 1946 in Sakété, in the south of present-day Benin, then Colony of Dahomey. She began to campaign in her youth in the General Union of Pupils and Students of Dahomey (UGEED) before engaging in politics. In 1975, she was the first woman to be appointed district chief in Benin and in 1989, she became the first woman minister in her country after she was appointed Minister of Public Health by President [[Mathieu Kérékou]]<ref name=":0" />. She held this position until 1990. She was appointed minister again from 2003 to 2006, this time to head the portfolio of Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=0yGPTsRubWEC&redir_esc=y|title=Historical Dictionary of Benin|last=Houngnikpo|first=Mathurin C.|last2=Decalo|first2=Samuel|date=2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810871717|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/benin/10194.pdf|title=Femmes et pouvoir politique au Bénin : Des origines dahoméennes à nos jours|last=Marie-Odile|first= Attanasso C.|last2=|first2=|date=2012|publisher=Fondation Friedrich Ebert|isbn=|language=fr}}</ref> |
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Throughout her political career, Rafiatou Karimou has been an advocate for women engaging in politics. During an interview in March 2017, she challenged women to go beyond playing supporting roles |
Throughout her political career, Rafiatou Karimou has been an advocate for women engaging in politics. During an interview in March 2017, she challenged women to go beyond playing supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lanouvelletribune.info/archives/benin/societe/32333-femmes-politique-rafiatou-karimou|title=Bénin: « Les femmes boudent la chose politique » dixit Rafiatou Karimou|last=Mensah|first=Pascal|work=La Nouvelle Tribune|access-date=2017-11-07|language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
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Rafiatou Karimou (born 1946) is a Beninese politician and teacher by profession. Karimou was the first female to be appointed to the position of a minister in her country.[1][2][3]
Biography
Rafiatou Karimou was born in 1946 in Sakété, in the south of present-day Benin, then Colony of Dahomey. She began to campaign in her youth in the General Union of Pupils and Students of Dahomey (UGEED) before engaging in politics. In 1975, she was the first woman to be appointed district chief in Benin and in 1989, she became the first woman minister in her country after she was appointed Minister of Public Health by President Mathieu Kérékou[3]. She held this position until 1990. She was appointed minister again from 2003 to 2006, this time to head the portfolio of Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.[4][5]
Throughout her political career, Rafiatou Karimou has been an advocate for women engaging in politics. During an interview in March 2017, she challenged women to go beyond playing supporting roles.[6]
References
- ^ "Le FED de Karimou Rafiatou se prononce: Actualité politique au Bénin | Jolome News - La pluralité de l'information". bj.jolome.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ rédaction, La. "La nouvelle carte politique de Sakété". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b Attanasso, Marie-Odile (2013). Femmes et pouvoir politique au Benin des origines dahoméennes a nos jours (in French). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. ISBN 9789991914114.
- ^ Houngnikpo, Mathurin C.; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810871717.
- ^ Marie-Odile, Attanasso C. (2012). Femmes et pouvoir politique au Bénin : Des origines dahoméennes à nos jours (PDF) (in French). Fondation Friedrich Ebert.
- ^ Mensah, Pascal. "Bénin: « Les femmes boudent la chose politique » dixit Rafiatou Karimou". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-07.
