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Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 |
| Died | 15 July 2015 (aged 73–74)[1] |
| Nationality | Gambian |
Aja Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang (1941 – 15 July 2015) was a Gambian politician. She was the first woman to be elected to the Gambian National Assembly, when she won the seat of Northern Kombo for the People's Progressive Party. Although she kept the seat in 1987, she was deselected by her party and did not contest the 1992 election.[2]
Sanneh-Bojang was born in 1941. She started her career as a nurse and later worked as a teacher. She was part of People's Progressive Party and later the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction. From 2006 until her death in 2015, she served as the Director of GAMCOTRAP, working for women's empowerment.
- ^ "Tribute to the Late Honourable Aja Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang 1941 – 2015". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Arnold Hughes; David Perfect (2008). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Scarecrow Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1. Retrieved 22 November 2012.