Dorothy Harriet Eugenia Musuleng Cooper (also known as "D-Mus," September 9, 1930 – June 30, 2009) was a Liberian educator, politician and the first woman to serve as Foreign Minister in Liberia.
In 2001, Taylor's government established a Ministry of Gender and Development (MoGD) and appointed Cooper as the first minister to that position and continued till 2005.
She died on June 30, 2009, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia and was survived by four of her eight biological children.
[1] Cooper attended San Francisco State University with a bachelor's and master's degree in Elementary Education.
[4] The National Patriotic Front of Liberia, a rebel group led by Charles Taylor, launched an insurrection in December 1989 against the ruling Doe's government with the backing of neighboring countries such as Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.
[13] During her time as Foreign Minister, she was part of a delegation to attempt to release United Nations hostages in Sierra Leone.
[14] Later, in 2001, Taylor's government established a Ministry of Gender and Development (MoGD) and appointed Cooper as the first minister to that position.
[1] She died on June 30, 2009, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia and was survived by four of her biological children.