Lígia Fonseca

Lígia Arcângela Lubrino Dias Fonseca (born 24 August 1963) is a Cape Verdean lawyer, activist, and politician who has served as the First Lady of Cape Verde from 2011 until 2021. Fonseca became the first female president of the Cape Verdean Lawyers' Association (OAC), the country's national bar association, in 2001. She is married to Cape Verdean former President Jorge Carlos Fonseca. Quotes about Lígia Fonseca The First Lady has continued to amplify the voices of not only her fellow citizens but African women as a whole, like the 14-year-old Cameroonian American philanthropist Mongai Fankam. Donovan Carter Ligia Dias Fonseca First President of the Cabo Verdean Bar Association Retrieved 30 March 2017 First Lady of Cabo Verde, Ligia Fonseca, is a woman who possesses a strong mind, storing and producing great legal knowledge, and an even stronger heart that possesses compassion and a drive to make a change. Donovan Carter Ligia Dias Fonseca First President of the Cabo Verdean Bar Association Retrieved 30 March 2017 It is truly inspiring to see such an influential leader be involved with and active in advocating for global causes. Donovan Carter Ligia Dias Fonseca First President of the Cabo Verdean Bar Association Retrieved 30 March 2017 The First Lady has continued to amplify the voices of not only her fellow citizens but African women as a whole, like the 14-year-old Cameroonian-American philanthropist Mongai Fankam. Donovan Carter Ligia Dias Fonseca First President of the Cabo Verdean Bar Association Retrieved 30 March 2017 External links Category:Women in law Category:Living people Category:Women activists from Cape Verde Category:Lawyers from Cape Verde Category:Women politicians in Cape Verde Category:1963 births Category:Women born in the 1960s