Maïmouna Kane (13 March 1937 − 1 March 2019) was a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

ese jurist and politician.

Biography

Kane was born in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

. She was a judge at the Supreme Court of Senegal, and member of the government under president

Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf ( ; Serer: ; born 7 September 1935)Biography at Socialist Party website

. On 15 March, 1978, she was appointed State Secretary to the Prime Minister responsible for the Status of Women. She was appointed alongside
Caroline Faye Diop Caroline Faye Diop (born 11 July 1923 at Foundiougne, died 28 July 1992 at Dakar) was a Senegalese politician. She was elected the first female deputy to the National Assembly of Senegal in 1963 and was later (1978) a cabinet minister under Preside ...
, making them the first women appointed ministers in Senegal. She was promoted to Minister of Social Development by
Moustapha Niasse Moustapha Niasse (born November 4, 1939
.) is a Senegalese politician and diplomat who has been List ...
on 5 April 1983, serving until 2 January 1986. Kane died in
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
on 1 March 2019.

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1937 births 2019 deaths People from Dakar Senegalese judges Senegalese politicians {{Senegal-bio-stub