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Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury

b. 1938

French lawyer & writer

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Born 1938. Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury is a Cameroonian novelist, magistrate and jurist.

Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury (born 7 February 1938) is a prominent Cameroonian feminist and author. Kuoh-Moukoury was born in 1938 in Douala, Cameroon. Her father was Jacques Kuoh-Moukouri, a prominent Cameroonian writer and diplomat. After primary school in Cameroon, she attended secondary school and higher education in Paris. She served as President of the Union of African and Malagasy Women (Union des Femmes Africaines et Malgaches). It relates the story of Flo, a troubled woman, and her struggles to keep her husband after she is found to be infertile.

Her second novel is awaiting publication and is "based on the life of political martyr Alexandre Douala Manga Bell."

Her 1973 essay "Les couples dominos" ("Domino Couples") tackles the topic of the dynamics of interracial couples. She is also the author of many articles on political activism and feminism in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Therese Kuoh-Moukouri

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Who is Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury?

French lawyer & writer

When was Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury born?

Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury was born on 7 February 1938 in Yaoundé.

What is Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury's occupation?

Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury is a novelist, magistrate and jurist.

What nationality is Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury?

Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury is Cameroonian.

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· Wikipedia: Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury

· Wikidata: Q7799902

· DBpedia: Thérèse Kuoh-Moukouri

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