Annie Jiagge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Annie Jiagge

Ghanaian jurist and women's rights activist

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1996

Profession: judge

Nationality: Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Annie Ruth Jiagge, (née Baëta; 7 October 1918 – 12 June 1996), also known as Annie Baëta Jiagge, was a Ghanaian lawyer, judge and women's rights activist.
The first Ghanaian woman to become a lawyer, she was also the first woman in Ghana and the Commonwealth of Nations to become a judge.
She was a principal drafter of the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and a co-founder of the organisation that became Women's World Banking.