Maria Virgínia Arruvaia was a Mozambican politician. In 1977 she was one of the first group of women elected to the People's Assembly.

Maria Arruvaia
Member of the People's Assembly
In office
1977–

Biography

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Following independence in 1975, Arruvaia was a FRELIMO candidate in the 1977 parliamentary elections,[1] in which she was one of the first group of 27 women elected to the People's Assembly.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1857–1867, p43
  2. ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p267