Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson

Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson (born 26 December 1958) is a Togolese politician, lawyer and human rights activist, and the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election in her country.

Early life

Adjamagbo-Johnson was born on 26 December 1958 in Bassar, Togo, the daughter of Cornélie, a midwife, and Paul Adjamagbo, a physician.[1][2]

Education

Adjamagbo-Johnson earned a master's degree in law in 1983 from the University of Lomé, followed by a DEA in private law at the University of Paris V, Malakoff, and a second DEA in private law and comparative law, African rights option and a PhD in 1986 at the University of Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne.[1]

She later worked as a lecturer at the University of Lomé.[1][3]

Career

Adjamagbo-Johnson was a founding member of the Convention démocratique des peuples africains (CDPA), and was the general rapporteur for its 1991 its National Conference.[2] She held several senior positions in government, rising to be a minister, and became known for her "outspokenness and political commitment", and has been nicknamed "The Iron Lady".[2]

Since April 1997, Adjamagbo-Johnson has been the co-ordinator of the West Africa sub-regional office of WiLDAF (Law and Development in Africa).[4]

In 2010, Adjamagbo-Johnson was the head of the opposition Democratic Convention of African Peoples party, and the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election in her country.[2] However, in February 2010, Adjamagbo-Johnson and two other main opposition candidates in the presidential elections withdrew as a protest against they believed would be a rigged result.[2]

Writing on the African Feminist Forum, Adjamagbo-Johnson says, "My journey with feminism began quite early in life as my awareness increased of the inequalities and oppression of women in my family environment, my neighborhood and in society in general".[4]

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References
  1. Afrique, Mivasocial - MivaPedia African Encyclopedia - MivaPedia Encyclopédie. "Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson African encyclopedia - Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson dans MivaPedia - l'encyclopédie africa- Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson Biographie - Information - MivaPedia African Encyclopedia - MivaPedia Encyclopédie Afrique". mivapedia.mivasocial.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "POLITICS-TOGO: First Female Presidential Candidate - Inter Press Service". www.ipsnews.net. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Kafui Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON 2010 Presidential Candidate in Togo". wordpress.com. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson - African Feminist Forum". africanfeministforum.com. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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