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"As the first female Congolese minister, I wanted to show that women could reach the highest levels of responsibility."
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Sophie Lihau-Kanza or Zala Lusibu N'Kanza was a Congolese politician and sociologist. She was the first woman of her country to receive a secondary education, the first to graduate from a university, and the first to hold a government office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as Minister of Social Affairs from 31 October 1966 to 6 December 1970. In her later life she held positions
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"In this rise of women in politics, other women made their mark in political life during the first two decades of independence. This is the case of Sophie Kanza, the first Congolese woman politician."
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