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Teresa Amuli

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Teresa Amuli
Member of the People's Assembly
In office
1977–
ConstituencyNiassa Province
Personal details
Died20 November 2008
Maputo, Mozambique

Teresa Amuli Nhalingue (died 20 November 2008) was a Mozambican politician. In 1977 she was one of the first group of women elected to the People's Assembly.

Biography

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Originally from Niassa Province, Amuli joined the FRELIMO movement in 1965 at the age of 18.[1] She was a FRELIMO candidate in the 1977 parliamentary elections,[2] in which she was one of the first group of 27 women elected to the People's Assembly.[3] She was re-elected to the Assembly in 1986 from Niassa Province.[4]

She died of a brain tumor at Maputo Central Hospital in November 2008.[1] A secondary school in Espungabera was named for her.

References

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  1. ^ a b Guebuza Pays Tribute to Late Guerrilla Commander AllAfrica, 24 November 2008
  2. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1857–1867, p41
  3. ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p267
  4. ^ 4.° Suplemento Boletim da República, 22 September 1987