Fanta Singhateh

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Fanta Singhateh ( Fatou Fanta Basse Sagnia or Sagniang ; born July 13, 1929 in Georgetown, now Janjanbureh ) is a former Gambian first lady .

In 1949 she married Farimang Singhateh , who was then medical assistant and later governor-general of the Gambia , who represented Queen Elizabeth II from 1966 to 1970 . In 1964 she completed the Islamic pilgrimage Hajj with her husband . In 1977 her husband died, with whom she had six children.

When her husband was Governor General from 1966 to 1970, she was the first First Lady of the Gambia with Gambian citizenship. Together with her husband, she supported the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in its founding phase and campaigned for the end of colonialism. She used her position to fight poverty and support women and children. From 1966 she got involved in the charity Women's Corona Society.

In 2012 she received the Order of the Republic of The Gambia in the Commander level .

literature

  • Hassoum Ceesay : Gambian women: an introductory history . 1st edition. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia 2007, p. 109 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Scarecrow Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-6260-9 ( google.de [accessed February 25, 2019]).
  2. ↑ a b West Africa . West Africa Publishing Company, Limited, 1966 ( google.de [accessed February 25, 2019]).
  3. ↑ Constructional works on infrastructural development and others such as communication, health, agriculture, education and economic development are at this very moment Taking place throughout the length and breadth of the Country. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
  4. ↑ President Jammeh confers national awards on 309 - Daily Observer. May 9, 2012, accessed February 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Singhateh, Fanta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sagnia, Fatou Fanta Basse; Sagniang, Fatou Fanta Basse
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian first lady
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Georgetown, now Janjanbureh