Djoueria Abdallah
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Djoueria Abdallah is a Comorian
politician. A midwife from Mitsamiouli
village, she made history in 2004 by becoming the first woman to join the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros
. She represented the first constituency of Ngazidja. As of 2007, she was still the only female member of the Assembly.
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
politician. A midwife from Mitsamiouli
Mitsamiouli
Mitsamiouli is a city located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 made a crash-landing in the shallow waters 500 meters off shore from Le Galawa Beach Hotel in Mitsamiouli...
village, she made history in 2004 by becoming the first woman to join the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros
Assembly of the Union of the Comoros
The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body.The current Assembly of the Union, formed following elections held on 18 and 25 April 2004, has a total of 33 members. 18 member are directly elected in single member constituencies using the two-round system...
. She represented the first constituency of Ngazidja. As of 2007, she was still the only female member of the Assembly.