Jacqueline Oble

Anne Jacqueline Oble (born 1950), also known as Jacqueline Lohoues-Oble, is an Ivorian lawyer and politician who was the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election.

Early life and education Anne Jacqueline Lohoues was born in Dabou in 1950, one of eleven children. a master's degree in Private Law from the University of Paris II (1977) and a PhD from Jean Moulin University (1982).

Career Oble is a lawyer and was the first law professor in sub-Saharan Africa at Abidjan Law School and served as dean of law faculty from 1986 to 1989. saying the UN was guilty of "serious missteps" and "contempt" for the country's institutions. On 11 January 2011, the European Union placed Oble under sanctions as a member of the Ake N'Gbo government. After Gbagbo's arrest on 11 April 2011, bringing an end to the Second Ivorian Civil War, she was the only minister not disturbed by the new leaders. In 2013, she was serving as member of the Scientific Council of the International Union of Judicial Officers.

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Awards and honours Knight in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques of France Commander in the Order of National Education of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Officer in the National Order of the Ivory Coast