Lomasontfo Dludlu | |
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| Member of the House of Assembly | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Constituency | Maphalaleni |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 10 January 2011 |
Lomasontfo Martha Dludlu (died 10 January 2011) was a Swazi politician. In 1993 she became the first woman elected to Parliament in the country.
Dludlu grew up in a rural area did not receive a formal education. [1] She worked as a community motivator and looked after disabled residents and orphans. [1]
Despite being illiterate, [2] she contested the 1993 general elections in Maphalaleni and was elected to the House of Assembly,defeating eight men and one other woman,becoming the first woman elected to the House. [1] She remained a member until 1998. [1]
She suffered a stroke in 2008 and died at her home on 10 January 2011 aged 64. [2]
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