Emilia Monjowa Lifaka (11 April 195920 April 2021) was a Cameroonian politician and chairperson of the

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. She was a member of the

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of Cameroon, first elected in 2002, and was vice-president of the Assembly at the time of her death.

Early life and education

Monjowa Lifaka had a diploma in secretarial and business studies from Crown Secretarial and Business Studies College in England, and a diploma in administrative management from the

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in the United States. she was studying for an MBA in human resource management with

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in England.

Political career

Monjowa Lifaka represented the South West constituency for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM / RDPC), in the 7th 8th, 9th, and 10th Legislations (2nd image on 2nd row) of the

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, and was its Vicce-President from 2009 until her death. In 2017 she became chairperson of the

Recognition

She was awarded three national honours: * Knight of the Cameroon National Order of Merit * Officer of the Cameroon National Order of Merit * Knight of the National

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References

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