Hortense Aka-Anghui
Ivorian politician (1933 – 2017)
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Hortense Aka-Anghui (December 18, 1933 – September 30, 2017) was an Ivorian politician.[1]
Hortense Aka-Anghui | |
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| Mayor of Port-Bouët | |
| In office 1980–2017 | |
| Minister for Women's Affairs | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| President of the Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes | |
| In office 1984–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hortense Dadié December 18, 1933 |
| Died | September 30, 2017 (aged 83) |
| Party | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally |
| Relatives | Bernard Dadié (brother) |
| Education | University of Paris |
Born Hortense Dadié in Agboville,[2] Aka-Anghui was the sister of Bernard Dadié.[3]
She was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally in 1965, later serving as vice-president of the Assembly and remaining a member until 1990.[4] With Gladys Anoma and Jeanne Gervais, she was one of the first women elected to that body.[5]
From 1980 to 2017, she served as mayor of Port-Bouët.[4][6] She also served as the Minister for Women's Affairs from 1986 to 1990, and from 1984 until 1991 as president of the Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes. She also served as a member of the Central Committee and the Political Bureau of her political party.
Aka-Anghui trained, as a pharmacist, earning a doctorate from the University of Paris in 1961, and operated a pharmacy and medical laboratory in Treichville, in which town she had been raised, prior to entering politics.[3]
