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Togolese magistrate, politician and jurist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Died | 7 March 2010 Paris |
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.
She 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]
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