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List Of Burkinabés
This is a list of notable people from Burkina Faso, formerly French Upper Volta. Filmmakers * Sarah Bouyain (born 1968), French-Burkinabé film director *Gaston Kaboré (born 1951), film director * Fanta Régina Nacro (born 1962), film director *Idrissa Ouedraogo (born 1954), film and television director whose films include '' Yaaba'' (1989) Politicians *Boureima Badini, Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2007 *Laurent Bado, member of the National Rebirth Party and 2005 Burkina Faso presidential candidate * Ali Barraud, Minister of Public Health and Population for Upper Volta * Djibril Bassolé (born 1957), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation from June 2007 * Blaise Bassoleth (1920–1976), member of the French Senate from 1958 to 1959 * Juliette Bonkoungou (born 1954), Burkinabé ambassador to Canada *Blaise Compaoré (born 1951), President of Burkina Faso from 1987 * Simon Compaoré (born 1952), Mayor of Ouagadougou * Joseph Conombo (1917–2008), President of Upp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as ''Burkinabè'' ( ), and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized by the French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as president. Throughout the decades post in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Compaoré
Simon Compaoré (born 19 September, 1952Page at petiteacademie.gov.bf .) is a Burkinabé politician who served as Mayor of , the capital of Burkina Faso, from 1995 to 2012. He was a prominent member of the ruling (CDP), but he left the CDP and participated in the formation of the opposition |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (; born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé banker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002 to 2012. Kaboré was also president of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until his departure from the party in 2014. He founded the People's Movement for Progress party that same year. Kaboré was elected president in the November 2015 general election, winning a majority in the first round of voting. Upon taking office, he became the first non-interim president in 49 years without any past ties to the military. Kaboré worked as a banker prior to his political career. On 24 January 2022, during a coup d'état, Kaboré was deposed and detained by the military. After the announcement, the military declared that the parliament, government and constitution had been dissol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For Tolerance And Progress
Movement for Tolerance and Progress (in French: ''Mouvement pour la Tolérance et le Progrès, MTP'' and in Mooré: Moog Teeb Panpaasgo) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in September 1987. It is led by Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré. It won 0.3% of the popular vote in the parliamentary elections of 1997. In 2005 the party took part in the presidential election of 13 November, where its candidate Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré Emmanuel Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré (born 20 June 1948) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé politician and leader of the Movement for Tolerance and Progress (MTP) party. References 1948 births Living people Movement for Tolerance and Progress ... won 0.32% of the popular vote. Political parties in Burkina Faso Sankarist political parties in Burkina Faso {{BurkinaFaso-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
Emmanuel Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré (born 20 June 1948) is a Burkinabé politician and leader of the Movement for Tolerance and Progress Movement for Tolerance and Progress (in French: ''Mouvement pour la Tolérance et le Progrès, MTP'' and in Mooré: Moog Teeb Panpaasgo) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in September 1987. It is led by Nayabtigung ... (MTP) party. References 1948 births Living people Movement for Tolerance and Progress politicians Sankarists 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte D'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous faiths. Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Ilboudo
Émile Ilboudo is a Burkinabé politician and diplomat. He has served as the Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ....Biography at La Petite Academie . References Burkinabé politicians Year of birth missing (liv ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Guirma
Frédéric Fernand Guirma (born 27 April 1931, Ouagadougou) is a diplomat, writer and politician from Burkina Faso. In 1959 he became the president of the trade union centre National Confederation of Workers of Burkina, CATC.Kabeya Muase, Charles. Syndicalisme et démocratie en Afrique noire: l'expérience du Burkina Faso, 1936-1988'. Abidjan: Inadès édition, 1988. p. 55 From 1960 to 1963 he was the Republic of Upper Volta's first Ambassador to the United States. He was also Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He heads the conservative political party Front de Refus or RDA. He gained 5.87% of the vote in the 1998 Burkinabé presidential election, 1998 presidential election.''Elections Today'', Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter 1999), p. 29 Literary works *''Princess of the full moon'' (African folklore), 1969 *''Tales of Mogho: African Stories from Upper Volta'', 1971 References Burkinabé writers Burkinabé politicians Living people 1931 births Burkinabé diplomats Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernadette Sanou Dao
Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 25 February 1952 in Bamako, French Sudan) is a Burkinabé author and politician. At age 11, her family returned to Upper Volta from Mali. She attended Kolog-Naba college in Ouagadougou and later Ohio University in the United States and the Sorbonne in Paris, France. From 1986 to 1987 she was Burkina Faso's Minister for Culture. She lives in Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's .... She writes poetry, short-stories and children's stories. References 1952 births Living people Burkinabé poets Burkinabé short story writers Burkinabé women writers Burkinabé writers in French Ohio University alumni University of Paris alumni Burkinabé people of Malian descent Women government ministers of Burkina Faso Culture mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noellie Marie Béatri Damiba
Noellie Marie Béatri Damiba born 31 December 1951, is a Burkinabé journalist and diplomat from Burkina Faso. Damiba was born in Koupéla. From 1994 to 2003, she served as the Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Rome, Italy. From 2003 to 2008 she was the Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Vienna, Austria. Life and work Called Béatrice Damiba, she was born on 31 December 1951 in Koupéla and earned her bachelor's and master's degree in journalism at the University of Strasbourg before beginning her reporting career with the French-language weekly newspaper ''Carrefour Africain'' then moving to the daily ''Sidwaya'' in 1984. Beginning in 1983, she held several political responsibilities: press secretary to the Prime Minister in 1983, high commissioner of Bazèga (1984 to 1985), minister of the Environment and Tourism (1985 to 1989), minister of Information and Culture (1989 to 1991), communications advisor to the Presidency (1992 to 1994), before becoming ambassador of Burkina Faso to I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Democracy And Development (Burkina Faso)
The Union for Democracy and Development (french: Union pour la démocratie et le développement) is a political party in Mali, led by Hassane Barry. In the 1 July and 22 July 2007 Malian parliamentary elections, the party won 3 out of 160 seats. The party is affiliated to the Alliance for Democracy and Progress, that supported president Amadou Toumani Touré. The UDD is considered to be opposed to current president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, particularly his handling of the Mali War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Mali War , partof = the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and the War on terror , image = MaliWar.svg , image_size = 380 , caption = Military situation .... References Political parties in Mali {{Mali-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toubé Clément Dakio
Toubé Clément Dakio (born 1939"Clément Dakio de l’UDD : Pour le renforcement de la démocratie au Burkina" lefaso.net, 22 October 2005 .) is a Burkinabé politician and President of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) party, a minor political party in Burkina Faso. Dakio founded the UDD in November 2001 and has been the party's president since then. Running as the UDD candidate in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
