That's why they imprison our husbands, our brothers, and our sons; that's why they impose themselves on us in such a brutal manner. - Clos Marie Koré - Marie Koréhoek

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That's why they imprison our husbands, our brothers, and our sons; that's why they impose themselves on us in such a brutal manner.

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Marie Koré born Zogbo Céza Galo Marie (died 1953) was an Ivory Coast independence fighter. She was arrested while leading the Women's march on Grand-Bassam on 24 December 1949. She died young and she has appeared on her country's banknotes. One poll said that she was the most well known woman in the Ivory Coast.

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Alternative Names: Clos Marie Koré • Marie Koréhoek
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My sisters from the Bété, Bao Ulé, and Dioula people and everywhere, fear not! It’s not because they attack us and shoot water with sand that we should feel discouraged, because when someone goes to the rescue of their spouse, their brother, their son, they will not back down in face of so little,
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