Nafissa Sid Cara

Nafissa Sid-Cara or Nafissa Sidkara[1] (18 April 1910, in El Eulma, Algeria - 1 January 2002, Paris, France) was a French politician. Sid-Cara was the first female minister to serve in the French Fifth Republic as well as the first ever Muslim woman to serve as a minister in a French government.[2] She was appointed Secretary of State in charge of social affairs in Algeria under Prime Minister Michel Debré in 1959–62.[3] This was the first time a woman was appointed into a French government since 1937.[4]

Personal life

Sid-Cara's family were Algerians of Turkish origin;[1] her brother, Chérif Sid Cara was also a French politician.[1]

References
  1. Forzy, Guy (2002), Ça aussi – c'était De Gaulle, Volume 2, Muller édition, p. 134, ISBN 2904255494, La secrétaire d'Etat musulmane Nafissa Sidkara, d'une vieille famille d'origine turque établie en Algérie, et caution involontaire, comme son frère le Docteur Sid Cara lui aussi membre du gouvernement français....
  2. Goodwin, Stefan (2009), Africa in Europe: Interdependencies, relocations, and globalization, Lexington Books, p. 274, ISBN 0739127667.
  3. Shepard, Todd (2008), The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France, Cornell University Press, p. 192, ISBN 080147454X.
  4. Shepard, Todd (2011), "Decolonization and the Republic", in Berenson, Edward; Duclert, Vincent; Prochasson, Christophe (eds.), The French Republic: History, Values, Debates, Cornell University Press, p. 258, ISBN 080146112X.


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