Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote

Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote is a Guinea-Bissauian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2002 and Minister of Defence from 2003 to 2004.

Career

Tipote was appointed Secretary of State by Prime Minister Caetano N'Tchama in 2000. After his resignation on 19 March 2001, she was appointed Minister of Social Solidarity, Employment and Poverty Control by his successor, Faustino Imbali.[1]

Tipote was appointed Foreign Minister by Alamara Nhassé on 9 December 2001, representing her nation at the United Nations General Assembly,[2] and serving in that role until 17 November 2002.[3] On that date, she was appointed Minister of Public Administration, Public Works, Labor and Employment under Mário Pires,[4] but she was dismissed from that role by President Kumba Ialá in January 2003, with no reason given.[5] With another change of government, Tipote was appointed Minister of Defence by Artur Sanhá on 28 September 2003, despite having no military experience.[6] The military leadership did not attend her swearing in ceremony.[7] She was the first woman to hold the office[8] and served until 10 May 2004.[9][10]

Since 2007, Tipote has worked with the Voz di Paz (Voice of Peace) program, which focuses on giving Bissau-Guineans a voice in the peacebuilding process.[11]

References
  1. "Oppostion (sic) against new government in Guinea-Bissau". Afrol News. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. "General Assembly Concludes General Debate Dominated by Terrorism, Iraq Issue, Middle East, Africa". United Nations Information Service. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. "Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Meets Guinea Bissau President's Special Envoy Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. "Guinea-Bissau's New Cabinet Set up for Early Elections". People's Daily.
  5. "Labour minister dismissed". IRIN. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. "Filomena Mascarenhas: História de uma experiência" (in Portuguese). Interpeace. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  7. Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 533.
  8. Mendy, Peter Karibe; Lobban, Richard A. (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. p. lxvii.
  9. Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 1975.
  10. Turner, B. (2004). The Statesman's Yearbook 2004: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Turner. p. xxxvi.
  11. "Filomena Mascarenhas". Interpeace. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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