Dorothy Musuleng-Cooper

**Dorothy Harriet Eugenia Musuleng Cooper** (wacce aka fi sani da "D-Mus," Satumba 9, 1930 - Yuni 30, 2009) malamar makaranta ce ta Liberia, 'yar siyasa kuma mace ta farko da ta yi aiki a matsayin Ministan Harkokin Waje a Liberia. An haife ta a Arthington, Liberia kuma ta sami digirin BS da MS daga Kwalejin Yammacin Afirka da Jami'ar Jihar San Francisco bi da bi. Ta yi aiki a matsayin malamar makaranta tsakanin kammala karatu da sakandare da kuma digiri na biyu a shekarar 1964 a San Francisco, haɓaka manhajoji a Ma'aikatar Ilimi, kuma shugabar Kwalejin Jami'ar Cuttington. Ta kasance ministar ilimi a gwamnatin Charles Taylor daga shekarun 1990 zuwa 1993 a Gwamnatin Majalisar Tsarin Gina Ƙasa ta Ƙasa.

A shekarar 1994, an naɗa ta Mataimakiyar Shugabar Ƙungiyar National Patriotic Front of Liberia, ƙungiyar 'yan daba ta Charles Taylor. A shekarar 1994, an naɗa ta Ministan Harkokin Waje na Liberia a lokacin yaƙin basasa. A shekarar 2001, gwamnatin Taylor ta kafa Ma'aikatar Jinsi da Ci Gaba (MoGD) kuma ta naɗa Cooper a matsayin minista ta farko da ta hau wannan matsayi kuma ta ci gaba har zuwa shekara ta 2005. Ta rasu a ranar 30 ga watan Yuni, 2009, a Asibitin Tunawa da John F. Kennedy da ke Monrovia kuma ta bar 'ya'yanta huɗu daga cikin takwas da ta haifa.

## Rayuwar farko
An haifi Cooper a Arthington da ke Montserrado County ga Augustus Washington Cooper Sr. da Irene Anna Flossy Knight.  Cooper ta halarci Jami'ar Jihar San Francisco tare da digiri na farko da na biyu a fannin Ilimin Firamare.  Ta kammala karatun digiri na farko daga Kwalejin Yammacin Afirka da ke Monrovia da kuma MS a Kwalejin Jihar San Francisco a shekarun 1970. Ta yi aiki a matsayin malamar makaranta tsakanin kammala karatun digiri da sakandare da kuma digiri na biyu a shekarar 1964 a San Francisco, daga baya kuma ta ci gaba da aiki a fannin haɓaka manhajoji a Ma'aikatar Ilimi. Ta kuma yi aiki a baya a matsayin shugabar Kwalejin Jami'ar Cuttington.

## Aikin siyasa
Ta kasance ministar ilimi a gwamnatin Charles Taylor daga shekarun 1990 zuwa 1993 a Majalisar Tsarin Gina Kasa ta Kasa.  Kungiyar National Patriotic Front ta Liberia, wata kungiyar 'yan tawaye ƙarƙashin jagorancin Charles Taylor, ta kaddamar da zanga-zanga a watan Disamba a shekarar 1989 kan gwamnatin Doe mai mulki tare da goyon bayan ƙasashe makwabta kamar Burkina Faso da Ivory Coast. Wannan ya haifar da Yaƙin Basasa na Farko na Liberia daga shekarun 1989 zuwa 1999 wanda ya kashe mutane 200,000. 'Yan tawayen ba da daɗewa ba suka rabu zuwa ƙungiyoyi daban-daban, wato IGNU, Ulimo da NPFL. D suna fafatawa a tsakaninsu. An cimma yarjejeniyar zaman lafiya tsakanin ɓangarorin da ke fafatawa a shekarar 1995, wanda ya kai ga zaɓen Taylor a matsayin shugaban ƙasa a shekarar 1997.  Musuleng-Cooper daga NPFL ya sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar tare da wakilai daga wasu ƙungiyoyi biyu. An jinkirta karɓe ikon majalisar saboda jinkirin tura dakarun wanzar da zaman lafiya. An zaɓe ta a matsayin mataimakiyar shugaba a ranar 25 ga watan Agusta, amma Janar Isaac Musa ya maye gurbinta a ranar 22 ga watan Satumba. 

A shekarar 1994, an naɗa ta mataimakiyar shugabar ƙungiyar National Patriotic Front of Liberia, ƙungiyar 'yan daba ta Charles Taylor.  A shekarar 1994, an naɗa ta Ministan Harkokin Waje na Liberia,  ta hannun National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL).  Cooper ita ce mace ta farko da ta riƙe wannan muƙamin a Liberia. Ta zama mace ta farko 'yar siyasa da ta riƙe muƙamin.  Ta ci gaba da aikinta har zuwa 1995. Ta kuma cike gurbin ƙarshe, inda ta kammala zaman gwamnatin riƙon ƙwarya ta ƙasa ta Liberia.  A lokacin da take Ministar Harkokin Waje, tana cikin tawagar da ta yi ƙoƙarin sakin waɗanda Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya ta yi garkuwa da su a Saliyo. 

Daga baya, a shekara ta 2001, gwamnatin Taylor ta kafa Ma'aikatar Jinsi da Ci Gaba (MoGD) kuma ta naɗa Cooper a matsayin minista ta farko da ta hau wannan matsayi.  Ta ci gaba da aiki da wannan matsayi har zuwa shekara ta 2003.  Shugaban riƙon ƙwarya Gyude Byrant ya maye gurbinta da Vabah Gayflor a shekara ta 2005.

## Rayuwa daga baya
Cooper tana da 'ya'ya takwas. Ta mutu a ranar 30 ga watan Yuni, 2009, a asibitin tunawa da John F. Kennedy a Monrovia kuma huɗu daga cikin 'ya'yanta na halitta sun tsira. Waɗanda suka tsira sun hada da Samuel H. Herring Jr., Boehnflahn J. Herring, Alonzo B. Herring. Eva-mae Herring-Christopher, Madia Herring-Mensah, Johnett Herring Hammond, Anie Herring-Freeman, Laurel Herring, Ruel F. Dempster, Byogah J. Herrent, Hilton Herring, Hilton Herринг, Christopher Herring, Eunice Tubman, Lily Behna, Edwin Borbor, Roland Mitchell, Toniehles, Benoni, John Tby, William William William, John T, John Tyrtle, John T. An gudanar da jana'izarta a ranar 31 ga watan Yuli 2009 a Stryker Funeral Home a Monrovia, Laberiya. 

## Manazarta