Mary Nzimiro, birthname Mary Nwametu Onumonu, (1898–1993) was a pioneering Nigerian businesswoman, politician and women's activist. In 1948, she was appointed principal representative of the United Africa Company (UAC) for Eastern Nigeria, while maintaining textile and cosmetics retail outlets of her own in Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri. By the early 1950s, she was among the richest individuals in West Africa, becoming a resident of the exclusive Bernard Carr Street in Port Harcourt. On the political front, she was a member of the influential National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, becoming a member of its executive committee in 1957 and vice-president of the NCNC Estern Women's Association in 1962. During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), she organized Igbo women in support of th
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| - Mary Nzimiro, birthname Mary Nwametu Onumonu, (1898–1993) was a pioneering Nigerian businesswoman, politician and women's activist. In 1948, she was appointed principal representative of the United Africa Company (UAC) for Eastern Nigeria, while maintaining textile and cosmetics retail outlets of her own in Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri. By the early 1950s, she was among the richest individuals in West Africa, becoming a resident of the exclusive Bernard Carr Street in Port Harcourt. On the political front, she was a member of the influential National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, becoming a member of its executive committee in 1957 and vice-president of the NCNC Estern Women's Association in 1962. During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), she organized Igbo women in support of th (en)
- Mary Nzimiro, née Mary Nwametu Onumonu, née le 16 octobre 1898 et morte le 16 janvier 1993, est une femme d'affaires, une politicienne et une militante nigériane. En 1948, elle est nommée représentante principale de la United Africa Company (UAC) pour l'est du Nigeria, tout en maintenant ses propres points de vente de textiles et de cosmétiques à Port Harcourt, Aba et Owerri. Au début des années 1950, elle figure parmi les personnes les plus riches d'Afrique de l'Ouest, devenant résidente de la rue Bernard Carr à Port Harcourt. Sur le plan politique, elle est membre du Conseil national du Nigeria et du Cameroun, devient membre de son comité exécutif en 1957 et vice-présidente de la NCNC Estern Women's Association en 1962. Pendant la guerre civile nigériane (1967-1970), elle réunit et organ (fr)
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| - Mary Nzimiro, birthname Mary Nwametu Onumonu, (1898–1993) was a pioneering Nigerian businesswoman, politician and women's activist. In 1948, she was appointed principal representative of the United Africa Company (UAC) for Eastern Nigeria, while maintaining textile and cosmetics retail outlets of her own in Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri. By the early 1950s, she was among the richest individuals in West Africa, becoming a resident of the exclusive Bernard Carr Street in Port Harcourt. On the political front, she was a member of the influential National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, becoming a member of its executive committee in 1957 and vice-president of the NCNC Estern Women's Association in 1962. During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), she organized Igbo women in support of the Biafrans. As a result she lost most of her property in Port Harcourt and returned to her native Oguta where she died in 1993. (en)
- Mary Nzimiro, née Mary Nwametu Onumonu, née le 16 octobre 1898 et morte le 16 janvier 1993, est une femme d'affaires, une politicienne et une militante nigériane. En 1948, elle est nommée représentante principale de la United Africa Company (UAC) pour l'est du Nigeria, tout en maintenant ses propres points de vente de textiles et de cosmétiques à Port Harcourt, Aba et Owerri. Au début des années 1950, elle figure parmi les personnes les plus riches d'Afrique de l'Ouest, devenant résidente de la rue Bernard Carr à Port Harcourt. Sur le plan politique, elle est membre du Conseil national du Nigeria et du Cameroun, devient membre de son comité exécutif en 1957 et vice-présidente de la NCNC Estern Women's Association en 1962. Pendant la guerre civile nigériane (1967-1970), elle réunit et organise un groupe de femmes Igbo pour soutenir les Biafrans. En conséquence, elle perd la plupart de ses biens à Port Harcourt et retourne dans son Oguta natal où elle décède en 1993. (fr)
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