Nanfadima Magassouba

human
Ein sex anaa gender	female
Ein country of citizenship	Guinea
Place dem born am	Koundara Prefecture
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	French
Ein occupation	women's rights activist, politician, minister
Position ehold	Member of the National Assembly of Guinea
Political party ein member	Rally of the Guinean People

Nanfadima Magassouba be a Guinean women's rights activist den politician. Na she be de head of de National Coalition of Guinea for the Rights and Citizenship of Women (CONAG-DCF),^[1] den since 2013 na she be a member of Guinea ein National Assembly.

Life

Na dem born Magassoubawas insyd Koundara Prefecture. Though na she work plus trade unions den community groups for three decades, na she cam to wider recognition as presido of CONAG-DCF. Under Magassouba ein leadership, na CONAG gain national status as de leading women dema rights organization, wey na dem recognize am as an advisory group to de United Nations.

Insyd de 2013 election na dem elect am a member of de National Assembly give de Rally of the Guinean People (RPG). Na she be Minister of National Solidarity, den Promotion of Women and Children insyd Guinea.^[2] Na dem credit am plus na she ensure Alpha Condé ein victory insyd Koundara insyd de 2015 Guinean presidential election, Na Magassoubawas continue to be a visible RPG campaigner insyd Koundara. Insyd June 2016 na dem appoint am make she succeed Mamady Diawara as chairman of de delegations commission of de RPG Rainbow Alliance.

Insyd May 2017 na Magassouba participate insyd de 4th Forum for African Political Leaders at Yale University.

Na Magassoubawas serve as presido of de network of women parliamentarians, before na she be succeeded insyd July 2016 by Fatoumata Binta Diallo of de Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea. As a woman parliamentarian, na she be voiced dema opposition to de legalization of polygamy in Guinea. On December 29 2018, along plus all 26 women members of parliament, na Magassouba refuse to vote give de revisions to de Civil Code wich legalize polygamy, wich na e be banned since 1968:

Na wona mommies, aunts den grandmommies fight hard for dis ban. Der be no question of going back on dese achievements. We wan move forward.

References

↑ Juliane Kippenberg (2007). Bottom of the Ladder: Exploitation and Abuse of Girl Domestic Workers in Guinea. Human Rights Watch. p. 35. GGKEY:S7AZA39WY3Q.
↑ B. Turner (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2011: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 564. ISBN 978-1-349-58635-6.

[Kippenberg2007-1] Juliane Kippenberg (2007). Bottom of the Ladder: Exploitation and Abuse of Girl Domestic Workers in Guinea. Human Rights Watch. p. 35. GGKEY:S7AZA39WY3Q.

[Turner2017-2] B. Turner (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2011: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 564. ISBN 978-1-349-58635-6.

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