Aïssata Cissé (1945–April 29, 2020) was a Malian journalist. She was the first woman journalist in Mali and presented the radio and television news on the national Malian channels during her career.
Aïssata Cissé | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 Steinenkirch |
| Died | 2020 |
| Nationality | Malian |
| Occupation | journalist |
Biography
editAïssata Cissé was born in 1945 to a Dogon mother and a Peulh father.[1][2]
After studying executive secretarial studies in Poland,[3] she was recruited in 1959 by Mamadou El Béchir Gologo,[1] a high-ranking official of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally, then commissioner of information. Initially a radio journalist, she soon became a television presenter.[4] She presented the news on Malian national radio and television[5] from 1959 until her retirement in 2007, first on Radio Soudan, which then became Radio Mali and then ORTM. She is famous for her "Golden Voice" which opened the national radio every morning. She lent her voice for the national answering machine of the Malian Post & Telecommunications from the 1970s, as well as for many commercials. Highly respected in her profession, she trained several generations of journalists.[6]
Divorced, she raised her children alone.[3] In 1991, she lost one of her daughters, Ramatoulaye Dembélé, who died during the repression of democratic movements on March 22, 1991.[7] Aïssata Cissé and her daughter both participated in the women's movements for democracy in March 1991, which led to the fall of the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré. Thereafter, Aïssata Cissé became one of the emblematic figures of the democratic movement in Mali.[8]
When she retired in 2007, the newsroom of the national radio was renamed in her name.[6][9][10]
After her retirement, she created the independent radio station Émergence where she continued to train young journalists. From 2009, she co-hosted with musician Boncana Maïga the program Tounkagouna, designed to discover new musical talent.[11]
On April 30, 2020, the day after her death, a minute of silence was observed in memory of Aïssata Cissé at the opening of the Council of Ministers of Mali and the President of the Republic Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta paid tribute to her.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Contribution, Hommage : Merci et adieu Aissata". L'ESSOR (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "DECES DE LA DOYENNE AÏSSATA CISSE: DE RADIO SOUDAN A L'ORTM, SA VOIX SPLENDIDE A RESONNE ET FAIT REVER LES AUDITEURS". Nyeleni Magazine (in French). 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ a b "Aissata Cissé: La première femme journaliste au Mali s'en est allée pour toujours !". Farafina Info (in French). 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Afribone.com 3e Journée de la Snlip, la problématique de la régulation posée". afribone.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Aïssata Cissé, doyenne de la presse malienne, n'est plus". amap.ml. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Aïssata Cissé : Une passionnée de la radio s'est éteinte". L'ESSOR (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Cauris Livres – MARS DES FEMMES (1991), chronique d'une révolution malienne (livre + dvd)". www.caurislivres.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Aïssata Cissé, journaliste à la retraite à l'Office radiodiffusion télévision du Mali (ORTM), s'est éteinte dans la nuit du mercredi au jeudi 30 avril 2020". www.jolibafm.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "La presse malienne en deuil : Aissata Cissé s'en est allée". L'ESSOR (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ L'Indépendant (23 April 2007). "maliweb.net – ORTM : dix agents dont Aïssata Cissé partent à la retraite" (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Malijet 2e saison de l'émission Tounkagouna : Ce dimanche sur les antennes de l'ORTM Bamako Mali". malijet.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Communiqué du conseil des ministres" (PDF). primature.ml. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "COMMUNIQUE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU 30 AVRIL 2020". L'ESSOR (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-16.