Josephine Cheffi Meatchi was a

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lese politician. Meatchi was one of six women elected to the

Parliament of Togo The National Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Togo. It has a total of 91 members who are elected in a party list proportional representation system. Members serve five-year terms. See also *List of presidents of the National Assembly o ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

; the others were

Abra Amedomé Abra Amedomé, born Abra Julie Mawupé Vovor 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 ...

, Kossiwa Monsila, Essohana Péré, Zinabou Touré, and

Adjoavi Trenou Marguerite Adjoavi Trenou (died 3 November 2008) was a Togolese activist and politician. She was one of six women elected to the Parliament of Togo in 1979; the others were Abra Amedomé, Cheffi Meatchi, Kossiwa Monsila, Essohana Péré, and ...

. She was the wife of Togolese vice president Antoine Meatchi, and herself later served in the government; she was the Secretary of State for Social and Women's Affairs in 1984.

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