Rosine Vieyra Soglo



Rose-Marie Honorine Vieyra (7 March 1934 – 25 July 2021) was a Beninese politician. Soglo served as First Lady of Benin from 1991 to 1996 during the presidency of her husband, she was born into a family of the elite community of Afro-Brazilian returnees to Benin Nicéphore Soglo. Rosine’s father, who encouraged her to excel, sent her to France at the age of twelve for her education. There, as a high school student, she met Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo, a fellow Beninese and member of a prominent branch of the royal family of Dahomey, She is considered the first lady of Benin of the democratic era following Benin's transition to a multi-party democracy.

Quotes

 * Each day, the night falls a little more for me. I am at the dusk of my passionate life, and it’s the normal process of things.
 * Rosine speak on her life in 2018.
 * How, finally, do I express my affection and tenderness to you, my children? I must confess that I am increasingly tired.
 * Rosine expressed her gratitude to her followers in 2018.
 * This project appears to be a liberty-killer, personalized, tailor-made, and therefore risky"
 * Additionally, it lacks modesty and pretends to heal a country that is not sick from its constitution, rather a model envied for its stability, change of governments, its people’s maturity and the vitality of its institutions despite a few dysfunctions.
 * Rosine rejects proposal in 2017.


 * "If he doesn’t kill me, I will kill him,” she stated publicly and loudly that she would hurt talon children if he hurts her child. She said with a straight face.
 * “The K.O. truck will run over my body. I am willing to die here,” Soglo shouted in a crowd of voters.
 * “These people are the assassins of democracy,” she stated during Constitutional March in court.
 * “How, finally, do I express my affection and tenderness to you, my children? I must confess that I am increasingly tired. Each day, the night falls a little more for me. I am at the dusk of my passionate life, and it’s the normal process of things.”
 * “it would be for people like you, ‘the voiceless,’ ‘the toothless,’ brave and dignified men and women with value, people for whom no sacrifices would have been too large.”
 * “I must admit, my children, my very dear children, that I am hurt by the situation in our country. I am hurt by what is becoming of my country.”

Quotes about Rosine Vieyra

 * More than an Amazon, our country has just lost a true architect and protector of Benin of justice and freedom who saw the birth of my generation.
 * Former Minister of Finance Komi Koutché speak about Rosine after her demise.
 * During the short time that I had the honor of being close enough to her, I was also able to note the importance she placed on integrity and loyalty.
 * Valentin Djenontin-Agossou speak on the personality of Rosine.
 * Intrepid patriot, Mom was involved in all the fights for the development of African women.
 * Former President Boni Yayi mourn Rosine.