Rita Bosaho
Rita Gertrudis Bosaho Gori (born May 21, 1965 in Santa Isabel , Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea)) is an Equatorial Guinean - Spanish politician and activist .
Life
Rita Bosaho was elected in the 2015 elections in Spain to represent the province of Alicante in the Spanish Congress of Representatives. She is a member of Podemos . Bosaho moved to Spain - a born Spanish woman - at the age of four and lived with a family of a military father in Cádiz and Cartagena before moving to Alicante .
Bosaho is the niece of Enrique Gori Molubela , who was a member of the Cortes Españolas and who represented the Spanish colony of Fernando Po (now Bioko). She has a degree in history from Alicante University . For 23 years she worked as a nurse in the Alicante General Hospital. She has also developed activist work in the field of human rights, with a particular focus on reducing violence against women. Before she was elected to the national parliament, she ran for Podemos in the regional elections in Valencia in May 2015 . In November 2015, she was elected the top candidate on the Podemos list for Alicante, a decision that was challenged by opponents in the municipal council. After winning a seat in the December 2015 election, she was the first black MP in Spain.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2015-12471. In: boe.es. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Pablo Iglesias mete a uno de los suyos como cunero en Alicante. In: elmundo.es. ELMUNDO, 2016, accessed January 14, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Enrique Bolland: Entrevista - Rita Bosaho: “Hay que cambiar la estructura del patriarcado” . In: El País . 2015, ISSN 1134-6582 ( elpais.com ).
- ↑ Rita Bosaho, la lucha por la mujer llega de África al Congreso. In: elmundo.es. ELMUNDO, 2015, accessed January 14, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Los críticos de Podemos cuestionan a Bosaho como cabeza de lista. In: elmundo.es. ELMUNDO, 2015, accessed January 14, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Ashifa Kassam Madrid: Podemos' Rita Bosaho becomes Spain's first female black MP . In: The Guardian . 2015, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com ).
Web links
- Entry on Rita Bosaho in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
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SURNAME | Bosaho, Rita |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bosaho Gori, Rita Gertrudis (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Equatorial Guinean-Spanish politician and activist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Isabel , Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea) |