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

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

Biography edit

A member of the FRELIMO central committee,[1] Rafael was a FRELIMO candidate in the 1977 parliamentary elections,[2] in which she was one of the first group of 27 women elected to the People's Assembly.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1900–1906, p54
  2. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1857–1867, p42
  3. ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p267