Lucienne Lemotomo Patassé (1944 – July 29, 2000) was a Central African politician and member of the National Assembly, representing the Nana-Bakassa constituency in Ouham Prefecture for two terms from 1993 to 2000.
Patassé's coup attempt failed, forcing Ange-Félix, Lucienne, and their family to flee to Togo, where he lived in exile from 1982 until his return in 1992.
Lucienne Patassé was elected to her first five-year term in National Assembly in 1993, representing Nana-Bakassa as a member of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC).
[1] According to the Agence France-Presse, Lucienne Patassé came to be seen as a "symbol of Central African women's contribution to safeguarding peace and democracy".
[2] Patassé was posthumously awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Central African Merit, the country's highest honor.