Mariya Nzigiyimana

Mariya Nzigiyimana (born c. 1934) is a Burundian midwife and Quaker. She was married to the teacher and activist Abel Binyoni.^[1]

Life

Mariya Nzigiyimana was born in Kibimba, Burundi. She was the first girl in central Burundi to complete primary education. After she trained as a midwife, she was the first woman in central Burundi to work professionally. In 1960 she married the Quaker teacher and activist Abel Binyoni, continuing to work as a midwife. In 1968 she became presiding clerk of the Women of the Friends Church, the women's meeting of Burundi Yearly Meeting.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b D. Elizabeth Todd (2012). "Nzigiyimana, Mariya (c.1934–)". In Margery Post Abbott; Mary Ellen Chijioke; Pink Dandelion (eds.). Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers). Scarecrow Press. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6857-1.

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[AbbottChijioke2012-1] D. Elizabeth Todd (2012). "Nzigiyimana, Mariya (c.1934–)". In Margery Post Abbott; Mary Ellen Chijioke; Pink Dandelion (eds.). Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers). Scarecrow Press. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6857-1.

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