Cecilia Cole

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Cecilia MR Cole (born Cecilia Rendall in 1921 ; died July 2, 2006 in Bakau ) was a Gambian teacher and politician.

Life

Cole obtained the Junior Cambridge Certificate and was one of the first Gambian women to receive the Senior Cambridge Certificate . After studying abroad, she worked as a teacher from 1942, including at the Methodist Girls' High School (from 1959 Gambia High School ) as a senior mistress and English teacher. In addition, she was involved in the church and civil society, for example in the Gambia Women's Finance Association (GAWFA).

She was nominated by President Yahya Jammeh to the Gambian Parliament in January 1997 and was the only female MP in this legislative period until 2002 . She was also deputy parliamentary speaker during this period.

On July 2, 2006, after a brief illness, she died at the age of 86 in a clinic in Bakau . In the same year she was posthumously awarded the Order of the Republic of The Gambia at the level of Commander .

family

She married in 1952. Her daughter Priscilla Modupeh (Mummy) Gladys was also a teacher and married the future Anglican Bishop Solomon Tilewa Johnson in 1980 and had three children with him.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Dawda Kairaba Jawara: Kairaba . 2009, ISBN 978-0-9563968-0-8 , pp. 110 .
  2. ^ The Diocese of Banjul, Newsletter. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b allAfrica.com: Gambia: The Life of Bishop Johnson. February 25, 2014, accessed January 17, 2019 .
  4. ^ Gambia: Women in Politics. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
  5. ↑ allAfrica.com: Gambia: Encounter With Dr. Florence Mahoney, a Histori… June 29, 2011, accessed January 17, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The mentioned period as deputy parliamentary speaker varies depending on the source: https://allafrica.com/stories/200607051175.html mentions 1997 is 2000, https://guide2womenleaders.com/Gambia_Parliament.htm mentions 1997 to 2001; Jawara names 1998 to 2002. The appointment is guaranteed by: Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series 34/1, p. 12531 of February 1997 ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467 -825X.00026 ) The parliamentary elections in Gambia 2002 are certainly the correct time for the replacement , see https://allafrica.com/stories/200201310434.html (January 31, 2002): Mrs , Melinda Bidwell as new deputy Speaker , succeeding [...] Mrs . Cecilia Cole
  7. ↑ Gambia: Ex-Deputy Speaker Cole Dies. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Cole, Cecilia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cole, Cecilia MR (full name); Rendall, Cecilia (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian teacher and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1921
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 2006
Place of death Bakau