Véronique Massan Osséyi

Véronique Massan Osséyi
BornMassan Osseyi Edit this on Wikidata
20 January 1942 Edit this on Wikidata
Amou Oblo Edit this on Wikidata
Died7 March 2010 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 68)
Neuilly-sur-Seine Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeAmou-Oblo Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationMagistrate, judge Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)gnassingbé Eyadéma Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenMey Gnassingbé Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Position heldminister Edit this on Wikidata

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.

Osséyi was also the wife of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Disparition de Véronique Massan Osséyi". République Togolaise (in French). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Togo dialogues, chap. 95 à 112, p. 33.
  4. ^ https://africa-talents.tg/lecrivain-togolais-emile-koffi-gomez-a-80-ans-nous-raconte-son-enfance-et-son-adolescence/
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.