Monica Chitupila was a Mozambican independence activist and politician. In 1977 she was one of the first group of women elected to the People's Assembly.

Monica Chitupila
Member of the People's Assembly
In office
1977–
ConstituencyMaputo City

Biography

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Chitupila was originally from Niassa Province.[1] She became involved in the independence struggle,[2] starting her training in 1967 in Nachingwea and rising to become the Provincial Commander of the FRELIMO Female Detachment in Niassa.[3] Chitupila was a FRELIMO candidate in the 1977 parliamentary elections,[4] in which she was one of the first group of 27 women elected to the People's Assembly.[5] An employee of Fábrica Continental de Borracha,[6] she was re-elected in 1986 and became the longest serving member of the FRELIMO central committee.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Samora Machel (1983) Defender a pátria, eliminar a fome--tarefa de todos os moçambicanos, p66
  2. ^ a b R. Joseph Parrot (2014) "Guerilla Grannies: How to Live in This World by Ike Bertels" African Studies Review, volume 57, number 1, pp246–248
  3. ^ Jonna Katto (2013) Grandma was a Guerrilla Fighter: Life Memories of the Women who Fought for Mozambique’s Independence in Northern Niassa
  4. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1857–1867, p43
  5. ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p267
  6. ^ 4.° Suplemento Boletim da República, 22 September 1987