Anne-Marie Goumba is a member of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic

National Assembly of the Central African Republic

The unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, has a total of 105 members elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system...

 and as a member of the Pan-African Parliament

Pan-African Parliament

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 from the Central African Republic

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

. She is the wife of long-time Central African politician Abel Goumba

Abel Goumba

Abel Nguéndé Goumba was a Central African political figure...

, the former President of the Patriotic Front for Progress

Patriotic Front for Progress

The Patriotic Front for Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.The FPP strongly opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition....

 (FPP).

She was born in Rwanda

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, where she met Abel Goumba, whom she married, in the 1970s, when he was sent there while working for the World Health Organization

World Health Organization

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. She was elected to the National Assembly from the fifth district of Bangui

Bangui

-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...

 in the 2005 parliamentary election, receiving 37.32% of the vote in the second round.