| Caritas Mategeko Karadereye | |
| Birth Name: | Caritas Mategeko |
| Nationality: | Burundian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Caritas Mategeko Karadereye was a Burundian politician and activist. Alongside Euphrasie Kandeke, who was named Minister for Women's Questions,[1] she became one of the first women to serve in the Burundian cabinet when she was appointed Minister of Social Affairs by Jean-Baptiste Bagaza in 1982.[2] At the time, she was the vice-secretary general of the Union of Burundian Women.[3] She remained in the cabinet until 1987.[4] During her career, she also spent time as a local representative for the Director General of UNESCO.[5] Mategeko was a Tutsi;[6] her sister, a student, was among those slain during the Burundian genocide of 1972.[7] Karadereye also wrote on the subject of women and Burundian society, publishing a paper on the subject in 1969.[8]
It appears that she remained as a member of the government until at least 1992; as of 1997 she was a member of the conseil des sages tasked with investigating the genocide of 1993.[9]