Fatima Achimo

Fatima Achimo (1931–2011) was a Malagasy politician. The daughter of a prince from the north of the country, she succeeded in earning her teaching diploma in 1963 and thereafter participated in international conventions on education. She later turned to politics. Representing the Social Democratic Party of Madagascar, she was the first woman to serve as a senator in Madagascar from September 1966. In 1971, she became secretary of state under President Philbert Tsiranana.