Rose Ziba Chibambo
Rose Lomathinda Chibambo was a prominent political figure in the British Protectorate of Nyasaland, later Malawi, in the prelude to its independence in 1964 and the subsequent years.
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Burecca of the Maldives
Notable queen consort in Maldivian history, recognized for her intriguing life and political maneuvers during the early 16th century.
Aoua Keïta
Aoua Keïta was a Malian midwife, activist, and politician, recognized as a prominent figure in Mali’s struggle for independence, trade unionism, and feminism.
Dr Akmaral Arystanbekova
Kazakhstani diplomat and academic
Kurmanjan Datka
Kurmanjan Datka, known as the Tsarina of Alaï or the “Queen of the South” in Kyrgyz, was a prominent figure in the history of present-day Kyrgyzstan.
Ruth Perry
Liberian politician Ruth Sando Perry was the first woman to be head of state in a modern African country, as chair of Liberia’s third transitional government in the 1990s.
Apama II
Apama II was a Seleucid who became queen of Cyrenaica through marriage in the third century BCE
María Nsué Angüe
María Nsué Angüe was a prominent Equatoguinean writer and served as the Minister of Education and Culture.
Embet Ilen
Embet Ilen was a distinguished figure of high birth and political prominence during the Zemene Mesafint period in what is now Eritrea.
Hilda Bynoe
Dame Hilda Louisa Bynoe was a distinguished and pioneering Caribbean woman whose multifaceted contributions significantly impacted the region’s development.