Abra Amedomé

Abra Amedomé was a Togolese politician woman.

Trained as a pharmacist in France, Montpellier, Abra Julie Amedome returned to Togo and became a highly successful businesswoman. She was the first pharmatian woman in Togo. She was married to professor Antoine Afantchao Amedome (professor of médecine).She took a leading role in the national ruling party, and in 1975 became president of the Union National des Femmes Togolaise. In 1979 she became minister of social affairs and women's production, continuing in this role until 1983. She was one of six women elected to the Parliament of Togo in 1979; the others were Cheffi Meatchi, Kossiwa Monsila, Essohana Péré, Zinabou Touré, and Adjoavi Trenou.

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