Marthe Matongo

Marthe Matongo (born 30 April 1933) was a Central African social worker, politician and women's rights activist.

[1][2] Her father Michel was a teacher, and Matongo became one of the first girls in Ubangi-Shari to earn a primary school certificate.

[1] At independence in 1960 her cousin Florence Yagbao became the inaugural First Lady of the Central African Republic.

[3] A member of the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN), Matongo was a candidate in the 1964 parliamentary elections.

MESAN was the sole legal party and ran unopposed, resulting in Matongo becoming the first woman in the National Assembly.