Maïmouna Kane (13 March 1937 − 1 March 2019) was a Senegalese jurist and politician.
Maïmouna Kane | |
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Born | Dakar, Senegal | 13 March 1937
Died | 1 March 2019 Paris | (aged 81)
Nationality | Senegalese |
Occupation(s) | Judge and politician |
Biography
editKane was born in Dakar. She was a judge at the Supreme Court of Senegal, and member of the government under president Abdou Diouf.[1] On 15 March, 1978, she was appointed State Secretary to the Prime Minister responsible for the Status of Women. She was appointed alongside Caroline Faye Diop, making them the first women appointed ministers in Senegal.[2] She was promoted to Minister of Social Development by Moustapha Niasse on 5 April 1983,[2] serving until 2 January 1986.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nécrologie : Maimouna Kane, première femme ministre tire sa révérence". pressafrik.com (in French). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Obituary … The first woman minister in Senegal has passed away". Africazine. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Gouvernements du Senegal de 1957 à 2007" (PDF). sengenre-ucad.org (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019.