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Central African women who shaped history

The first woman to serve as a prime minister anywhere in Africa did so in the Central African Republic in 1975. Central Africa's women have negotiated peace, led independence movements, and documented wartime abuses when nobody else would.

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Three women to meet first

Portrait of Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Angola
Pre-Colonial · Angola · 1583–1663Nzinga of Ndongo and MatambaQueen of Ndongo and Matamba who resisted Portuguese colonisation and the slave trade for four decades through…
Portrait of Kimpa Vita, Democratic Republic of the CongoPre-Colonial
Kimpa VitaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1684–1706
Portrait of Andrée Blouin, Central African RepublicIndependence
Andrée BlouinCentral African Republic · 1921–1986
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Portrait of Andrée Blouin
Andrée Blouin Central African Republic · 1921–1986
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Portrait of Deolinda Rodrigues
Deolinda Rodrigues Angola · 1939–1968
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Portrait of Elisabeth Domitien
Elisabeth Domitien Central African Republic · 1925–2005
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Portrait of Julienne Lusenge
Julienne Lusenge Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1961–present
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Portrait of Kimpa Vita
Kimpa Vita Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1684–1706
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Portrait of Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba Angola · 1583–1663
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Rose Lokissim Chad · 1953–1986
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Portrait of Sophie Kanza
Sophie Kanza Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1940–1999
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