Zakia Madi (1944 - 1969) was a Mahoran activist and a member of the Chatouilleuses and who was killed by the Comorian army during a protest in 1969. Both the market and a school in Mayotte have been renamed in her honour.
Born in Ouangani in 1944, Madi was one of the leaders of the Chatouilleuses, [1] a Mahoran women's movement who supported the French claim to Mayotte. [2] Other women in the movement included Zéna M'Déré and Bweni M'Titi, [3] as well as Zaïna Méresse and Echati Maoulida. [4] [5]
Madi was killed in Mamoudzou on 13 October 1969 during clashes with the Comorian guard in Mamoudzou. [1] [6] [7] Whilst around twenty people were injured, hers was the only fatality. [8] Due to her death reconciliation between the Mahoré People's Movement and Said Mohamed Cheikh's Parti Vert proved impossible. [9] [10]
The Mahoran writer Alain-Kamal Martial wrote a play about her, entitled Zakia Madi: la chatouilleuse, which was published in 2004. [11] [12] The covered market of Mamoudzou was named after Madi in 2014. [8] Collège Zakia Madi in Mayotte is also named after her. [13]
Zakia Madi (1944 - 1969) was a Mahoran activist and a member of the Chatouilleuses and who was killed by the Comorian army during a protest in 1969. Both the market and a school in Mayotte have been renamed in her honour.
Born in Ouangani in 1944, Madi was one of the leaders of the Chatouilleuses, [1] a Mahoran women's movement who supported the French claim to Mayotte. [2] Other women in the movement included Zéna M'Déré and Bweni M'Titi, [3] as well as Zaïna Méresse and Echati Maoulida. [4] [5]
Madi was killed in Mamoudzou on 13 October 1969 during clashes with the Comorian guard in Mamoudzou. [1] [6] [7] Whilst around twenty people were injured, hers was the only fatality. [8] Due to her death reconciliation between the Mahoré People's Movement and Said Mohamed Cheikh's Parti Vert proved impossible. [9] [10]
The Mahoran writer Alain-Kamal Martial wrote a play about her, entitled Zakia Madi: la chatouilleuse, which was published in 2004. [11] [12] The covered market of Mamoudzou was named after Madi in 2014. [8] Collège Zakia Madi in Mayotte is also named after her. [13]