Mahawa Bangoura
Mahawa Bangoura Camara (born 13 March 1927) is a Guinean diplomat and politician. She is the first woman to serve as Foreign Minister of Guinea.[1] She was Guinea's Ambassador to the United States, and its permanent representative at the United Nations.
Early life
Mahawa Bangoura Camara was born on 13 March 1927 in Conakry, Guinea.[2]
Career
Bangoura was appointed Guinea's Ambassador to the United States in 1995.[2]
Bangoura was Guinea's permanent representative at the
In August 2001, she met with her Liberian and Sierra Leonean counterparts in Monrovia, Liberia to try to bring peace to the three countries of the Mano River Union (MRU).[5][6] Bangoura remained foreign minister until 2002.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c "Mahawa Bangoura Camara - WANMEC". www.toxipedia.org. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Top ministers sacked in Guinea reshuffle - IOL News". iol.co.za. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-230-27128-9. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "West Africa: IRIN Focus on peace efforts by women in the Mano River countries". reliefweb.int. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "IRIN Focus on peace efforts by women in the Mano River countries". irinnews.org. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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