Abra Amedome

Abra Amedomé, born Abra Julie Mawupé Vovor, was a Togolese politician woman. She is the youngest of the same sibling as professor Mawupe Valentin Vovor.

Trained as a pharmacist in Montpellier, France, Abra Julie Amedome returned to Togo and became a highly successful businesswoman. She was the first woman pharmacist in Togo. She was married to professor Antoine Afantchao Amedome (professor of medecine). She took a leading role in the national ruling party, and in 1975 became president of the Union National des Femmes Togolaise. In 1979 she became minister of social affairs and women's production, continuing in this role until 1983. She was one of six women elected to the Parliament of Togo in 1979; the others were Cheffi Meatchi, Kossiwa Monsila, Essohana Péré, Zinabou Touré, and Adjoavi Trenou.