Véronique Massan Osséyi, also known as Véronique Dagadzi, (c. 1940 – 7 March 2010 in Paris), was a Togolese magistrate, politician, and jurist. She was interested in the condition of women in Togo in her legal work.
Véronique Massan Osséyi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Massan Osseyi  20 January 1942 Amou Oblo |
| Died | 7 March 2010 (aged 68) Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Resting place | Amou-Oblo |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Magistrate, judge |
| Spouse(s) | gnassingbé Eyadéma |
| Children | Mey Gnassingbé |
| Awards | |
| Position held | minister |
Osséyi was also the wife of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
Biography
editShe was born in 1940 or 1941[1] in northern Togo.[2] She was the daughter of "Mama" Yawa Osséyi.[3] She attended a high school in Lomé. Among her classmates were the writer Koffi Gomez and the pioneer of Togolese radio Charles Ameganvi.[4] Osséyi then studied law in France, first at the University of Caen Normandy[5] and later at the French National School for the Judiciary, in the 1970s.[6] She obtained scholarships from the Togolese government at the time to support her studies.[5][6]
Later, she became a judge in Lomé[7] and then a renowned minister,[2] also marrying Gnassingbé Eyadéma.[2] Dagadzi was also a jurist who focused on the issue of women's roles in Togolese society.[7][8][9] She was the mother of four children, including Mey Gnassingbé, and became a magistrate in 1972.[10] During her career, she became commander of the Order of Mono and Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit.[1]
She died on 7 March 2010 in Paris, and after a vigil at the Presbyterian Church of Lomé, Osséyi was buried in Amou Oblo[1] in presence of the then President of the National Assembly, Abass Bonfoh.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Disparition de Véronique Massan Osséyi". République Togolaise (in French). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Au Togo, Mey Gnassingbé entre football, associatif et ambitions politiques". 30 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Togo dialogues, chap. 95 à 112, p. 33.
- ^ https://africa-talents.tg/lecrivain-togolais-emile-koffi-gomez-a-80-ans-nous-raconte-son-enfance-et-son-adolescence/
- ^ a b c "Divers" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République du Togo: 43. 16 January 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Divers" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République du Togo: 39. 16 January 1972. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b Dagadzi, Véronique (1977). "Law and the Status of Women in Togo: Discrimination against Women in Togo". Symposium on Law and the Status of Women. 8: 265. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ DAGADZI V (1974). "LA FEMME EN DROIT COUTUMIER TOGOLAIS, SON ROLE EN TANT QU'EPOUSE ET MERE". La Femme en Droit Coutumier Togolais, Son Role en Tant Qu'epouse et Mere. 28 (4): 801–809. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Adinolfi, Lucia (1983). "La Legislazione Familiare Nel Togo: Una Prova Del Cambiamento". Africa: Rivista trimestrale di studi e documentazione dell'Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente. 38 (1): 90. ISSN 0001-9747. JSTOR 41852836.
- ^ "Décret n°72–134 du 7-6-72 portant nomination de magistrats" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République togolaise (in French). 13: 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.