| Frances Akello | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University
(University of Leeds) |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, farmer and politician |
Frances Akello (born 1936) is a Ugandan farmer, educator and former politician. She served on the Uganda Legislative Council as a member of the Democratic Party from 1959 to 1961, one of the first African women to serve on the council.
She was educated at Magoro Primary School, Toroma Primary School and Ngora convent school. She completed a teaching course in Namagunga in Mukono District in 1958 and received a diploma from Makerere University in 1966. With the help of a scholarship, she took a course at the University of Leeds on how to teach English.
Akello was working as a tutor at St Mary's Teachers Training College when she was nominated and elected to the legislative council in 1958. She served as a member of the council's flag committee, charged with designing a flag for the country on its independence. She chose not to run for a seat in the country's first National Assembly because she would have to run against her mentor Cuthbert Joseph Obwangor.
References
- ^ "One of Uganda's pioneer female legislators". Daily Monitor. October 20, 2013.
- "When Hens begin to Crow - Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda". West African Development Library.
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Democratic Party (Uganda) politicians
- 20th-century Ugandan women politicians
- 20th-century Ugandan politicians
- Makerere University alumni
- Ugandan farmers
- 20th-century Ugandan educators
- Ugandan women educators
- 20th-century farmers
- 20th-century women farmers
- Alumni of the University of Leeds