Hortense Aka-Anghui

Hortense Aka-Anghui (December 18, 1933 – September 30, 2017) was an Ivorian politician.^[1]

Hortense Aka-Anghui
Mayor of Port-Bouët
In office 1980–2017
Minister for Women's Affairs
In office 1986–1990
President of the Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes
In office 1984–1991
Personal details
Born	Hortense Dadié (1933-12-18)December 18, 1933 Agboville, Ivory Coast
Died	September 30, 2017(2017-09-30) (aged 83)
Political party	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally
Relatives	Bernard Dadié (brother)
Education	University of Paris

Born Hortense Dadié in Agboville,^[2] Aka-Anghui was the sister of Bernard Dadié.^[3]

She was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally in 1965, later serving as vice-president of the Assembly and remaining a member until 1990.^[4] With Gladys Anoma and Jeanne Gervais, she was one of the first women elected to that body.^[5]

From 1980 to 2017, she served as mayor of Port-Bouët.^[4][6] She also served as the Minister for Women's Affairs from 1986 to 1990, and from 1984 until 1991 as president of the Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes. She also served as a member of the Central Committee and the Political Bureau of her political party.

Aka-Anghui trained, as a pharmacist, earning a doctorate from the University of Paris in 1961, and operated a pharmacy and medical laboratory in Treichville, in which town she had been raised, prior to entering politics.^[3]