Vicentia Boco

Vicentia Boco (born 22 January 1949) is a Beninese radiologist, professor, politician, and women's rights activist. A trained doctor who served as professor of medical imaging at the University of Abomey-Calavi and head of radiology at the Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire in Cotonou until her retirement in 2014, politically she was the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research between 2007 and 2008 and president of the Institut national pour la promotion de la femme (INPF) between 2009 and 2021.

Quotes

• Our brothers who are legislators are not ready at all to give us the smallest jump seat.[
  • https://www.mewc.org/index.php/tools/political-participation-a-election-monitroing/2019-elections-monitoring/11155-benin-parliamentary-elections-2019]

• ...by hosting the regional course, the University of Abomey-Calavi hopes to gain renewed influence in the sub-region.
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