Monica Chitupila was a

Mozambican Mozambican may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mozambique, a country in southeastern Africa * A person from Mozambique, or of Mozambican descent: ** Demographics of Mozambique ** Culture of Mozambique ** List of Mozambicans * Mozambic ...

independence activist and politician. In 1977 she was one of the first group of women elected to the People's Assembly.

Biography

Chitupila was originally from

Niassa Province Niassa is a province of Mozambique with an area of 129,056 km2 and a population of 1,810,794 (2017). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province. There are a minimum estimated 450,00 ...

. She became involved in the independence struggle,R. Joseph Parrot (2014
"Guerilla Grannies: How to Live in This World by Ike Bertels"
''African Studies Review'', volume 57, number 1, pp246–248 starting her training in 1967 in

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and rising to become the Provincial Commander of the

FRELIMO FRELIMO (; from , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It has governed the country since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Founded in 1962, FRELIMO began as a nationalist movement fighting for the self-determination ...

Female Detachment in Niassa. Chitupila was a

candidate in the 1977 parliamentary elections, in which she was one of the first group of 27 women elected to the People's Assembly. An employee of Fábrica Continental de Borracha,4.° Suplemento
''Boletim da República'', 22 September 1987 she was re-elected in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

and became the longest serving member of the FRELIMO central committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chitupila, Monica Date of birth unknown Mozambican independence activists FRELIMO politicians Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique) Possibly living people 20th-century Mozambican women politicians 20th-century Mozambican politicians People from Niassa Province