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Young women in Panama, particularly those who are single, are regarded as persons with "very high symbolic status", including giving them roles as Carnaval Queens. One particular example of such reverence of female adolescents is the celebration of the inna suid by the Kuna Indians , which is a three-day celebration of the adolescent girls ...
Afro-Panamanians are Panamanians of African descent. The population can be mainly broken into two categories: "Afro-Colonials", those descended from slaves brought to Panama during the colonial period; and "Afro-Antilleans", West Indian immigrant descendants with origins in Trinidad, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Belize, Barbados, and Jamaica, whose ancestors ...
Tyson Beckford, model (maternal grandmother born in Panama) Aloe Blacc, singer; Pop Smoke, rapper (Panamanian father) Rubén Blades, singer, actor, former Minister of Tourism; Miguel Bosé, Spanish actor and singer (born in Panama) Jordana Brewster, actress; Rod Carrillo, house and Latin music producer, label owner (born in Panama) Casanova, rapper
Pages in category "Women in Africa" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
also: Countries: Panama: People: Subcategories. This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total. ... Panamanian women (5 C, 1 P) A. Naturalized ...
Panama portal; Pages in category "Lists of Panamanian women" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. I.
Hilda Kari was the first woman directly elected to the National Parliament in 1989. [186] Somalia: 1979: 18 women [9] South Africa: 1933: Leila Reitz [187] South Korea: 1946: Hwang Shin-duk Park Hyun-sook Park Seung-ho Shin Eui-kyung [188] The four were appointed members. Louise Yim became the first woman elected to parliament in 1949 [189 ...
Women's roles in African independence movements were diverse and varied by each country. Many women believed that their liberation was directly linked to the liberation of their countries. [1] Women participated in various anti-colonial roles, ranging from grassroots organising to providing crucial support during the struggle for independence.