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Cécile Guéret
Cécile Guéret-Séreguet (born 1954) is an activist and politician in the Central African Republic. She served as mayor of Bangui from 2000 to 2003. A trade unionist and women's rights advocate, she was previously president of both the General Union of Central African Workers and the feminist organization OFCA. Career Labor and feminist activism Guéret joined the Central African labor movement in 1979 and became a prominent leader. As a member of the national bureau of the Union of Central African Workers (USTC), she was arrested and held without trial on July 9, 1991, for her union activity under the regime of President André Kolingba. She became president of the General Union of Central African Workers (UGTC) in 2000. Guéret's labor activism included traveling throughout the country to encourage women workers to organize. Her feminist activism led to her being named president ''l’Organisation des Femmes de Centrafrique'' (OFCA) in 2015. That same year, she was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about . , it had an estimated population of around million. , the Central African Republic is the scene of a civil war, ongoing since 2012. Most of the Central African Republic consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas, but the country also includes a Sahelo- Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. Two-thirds of the country is within the Ubangi River basin (which flows into the Congo), while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Chari, which flows into Lake Chad. What is today the Central African Republic has been inhabited for millennia; however, the country's current borders were established by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
