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Maria Rafael
Member of the People's Assembly
In office
1977–

Maria Lizia Rafael was a Mozambican politician. In 1977 she was one of the first group of women elected to the People's Assembly.

Biography

A member of the FRELIMO central committee, [1] Rafael was a FRELIMO candidate in the 1977 parliamentary elections, [2] in which she was one of the first group of 27 women elected to the People's Assembly. [3]

References

  1. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1900–1906, p54
  2. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1857–1867, p42
  3. ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p267