Antonieta Rosa Gomes

Antonieta Rosa Gomes (born May 4, 1959 in Bissau) is a politician from Guinea-Bissau.

Founder and leader of the Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy, Gomes was educated in Brazil, receiving her law degree from the University of São Paulo. She served under Kumba Ialá as the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs at various points. She stood as a candidate in the presidential elections of 1994, 1999, and 2005, the first and only woman to do so, but never received more than 2% of the vote.[1] Her ouster as Minister of Foreign Affairs is considered a major factor in the events leading to the 2003 coup d'état which ousted Ialá from power. In 2004 she served as president of the commission of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Peter Karibe Mendy; Lobban Jr. (17 October 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8027-6.
  2. ↑ Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5331-7.
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