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Bello was born on 24 August 1950 in [[Saint-Pierre, Réunion|Saint-Pierre]], the third most-populous city of the French [[overseas regions of France|overseas region]] of [[Réunion]].<ref name="Biography"/> Her parents Husto and Céline Bello had six children, of which she was their only daughter.<ref name="Biography"/> Her father worked on a plantation, while her mother was a homemaker. The family resided in the Ravine des Cabris neighborhood of Saint-Pierre. Bello was raised in a practicing [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] family, and continues to attend weekly mass regularly.<ref name="Biography"/><ref name=":0"/>
 
Bello was educated at Lycée Roland Garros in [[Le Tampon]], and initially aspired to become a lawyer before pursuing a career in education.<ref name="Biography"/> After turning 18, Bello became a substitute teacher to support her family financially, and later worked as a preschool principal in [[Saint-Leu, Réunion|Saint-Leu]], [[Saint-Louis, Réunion|Saint-Louis]], and [[Le Port, Réunion|Le Port]] in the 1980s.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|title=Fiche|work=Réunionnais du Monde|date=1 January 2014|url=https://www.reunionnaisdumonde.com/magazine/1001-celebrites/bello-huguette/}}</ref> She became political after joining the Union of Women of La Réunion in 1978, of which she was elected president.<ref name="Biography"/> She later also joined the Front de la Jeunesse autonomiste de La Réunion and the [[Communist Party of Réunion]].<ref name="Biography"/> In 1981, she attended the [[Women's International Democratic Federation]] in Czechoslovakia, where she met theformer [[First Lady of Chile]] [[Hortensia Bussi]], the first female astronaut [[Valentina Tereshkova]], and the South African activist [[Dulcie September]], which influenced her to pursue politics on her own.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |language=fr |first=Laurent |last=Decloitre |title=Huguette Bello, Réunion de la gauche |url=https://www.liberation.fr/portraits/huguette-bello-reunion-de-la-gauche-20210701_RLOFFJ2QHNCFJA7PFTN2EQVEYQ/ |work=[[Libération]] |date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
 
==Political career==