Marie-Elise Gbèdo

Marie-Elise Akouavi Gbèdo (born 29 December 1954) is a Beninese politician who has run for president four times. She served as Minister of Justice of Benin from 2012 to 2013. Quotes There is a time for everything, I'm getting old. Yes politics and me, It's finish. I have more charisma. That's all. It can't be bought, God gave it to me. It is indeed always she who knew how to put herself forward and had the courage to denounce discrimination against women.. When she stands for the presidential elections of 2001, she wants above all to go to the end of her ideas and “prove that women can be leaders. Without any education, you can't talk, you can't think. It is knowledge that opens our eyes” Marie-Elise Gbèdo and politics : It's now in the past, By Truth Info I wanted to prove that women can be leaders. Presidential election in Benin: Marie-Elise Gbèdo, a woman in the fray,By Edmond D'Almeida, retrieved on February 26, 2016 I train the younger generation, and it really gives me pleasure because there isn't a day or weekend that the younger generation doesn t ask me to help them move forward, I train the younger generation, and it really gives me pleasure because there isn't a day or weekend that the younger generation doesn t ask me to help them move forward, "yes politics is over"(Marie-Elise Gbèdo) External links Category:Women politicians in Benin Category:Living people