Lorenza Echame Matute was an Equatoguinean politician. In 1968 she was one of the first two women elected to the National Assembly.
Lorenza Matute | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1968–1971 | |
| Constituency | Corisco |
Biography edit
Of mixed race and Benga descent,[1] in the 1968 parliamentary elections Matute was a candidate for the National Unity Movement in Corisco. She was one of two women elected to the National Assembly alongside Cristina Makoli,[2][1] and subsequently she sat on the Foreign Affairs and Justice committees.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Rafael de Mendizábal Allende (2018) Misión en África. La descolonización de Guinea Ecuatorial (1968-1969) p102
- ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p131
- ^ Max Liniger-Goumaz (1979) La Guinée équatoriale: un pays méconnu, p157