Diplomacy & Public Service
Landmark
Angie Brooks
1928 – 2007
First African woman to preside over the UN General Assembly
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Why they are here
Chosen in 1969 to preside over the United Nations General Assembly — the first African woman to hold the office — and the first woman on Liberia's Supreme Court.
Angie Elizabeth Brooks was a Liberian diplomat and jurist.
In 1969 she was chosen as President of the United Nations General Assembly, taking office in 1970 as the first African woman to hold the post. She was also the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Liberia.
In 1969 she was chosen as President of the United Nations General Assembly, taking office in 1970 as the first African woman to hold the post. She was also the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Liberia.
- Wikipedia — Angie Brooks
- Oxford Academic — Liberian legacy: Angie Brooks and African agency at the United Nations
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