Mame Madior Boye — first woman Prime Minister

2001 · Dakar

In 2001, President Abdoulaye Wade appointed Mame Madior Boye Prime Minister of Senegal. A magistrate and jurist, she became the first woman to hold this office in all of Francophone West Africa. Her term lasted until 2002. This appointment showed that the highest positions of power are also open to women.

Sources

• Le Soleil — Mame Madior Boye, première femme cheffe de gouvernement

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