Henriette dagri diabate biography sample
A member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), Diabaté was Minister of Culture in Côte d'Ivoire from to and again in ; later, she was Minister of Justice from to She became Secretary-General of the RDR in and has been President of the RDR since!
Henriette Diabaté
Ivorian politician and writer
Henriette Dagri Diabaté (born March 13, 1935) is an Ivorian politician and writer. A member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), Diabaté was Minister of Culture in Côte d'Ivoire from 1990 to 1993 and again in 2000; later, she was Minister of Justice from 2003 to 2005.
She became Secretary-General of the RDR in 1999[1] and has been President of the RDR since 2017.
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Early life
Diabaté was born in Abidjan and obtained her master's degree in 1968. Upon graduation, she was a professor of history for University of Abidjan from 1968 to 1995. While teaching, Diabaté received her doctorate degree in history in 1984.[2] Near the end of her teaching career, Diabaté became a founding member of the RDR in 1994.[1]
Politics
A number of RDR leaders, including Diabaté, were arrested on October 27, 1999 on the grounds that they were responsible for violence occurring during protests they organized;[3