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Naba Kougri (born Moussa Congo) (1914 – 8 December 1982) was, according to the traditional order, the 36th Mogho Naba of
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, the king of the
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of
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. He was the son of the previous Mogho Naba, Sagha II. He reigned from 1957 to his death on 8 December 1982.


Biography

After the death of Moro Naba Sagha II on 12 November 1957, his son Moussa Congo, aged 43, succeeded him on November 28, 1957, under the name of Naba Kougri.


Attempted coup

After the people of Upper Volta had approved the constitution of the French Community on 28 September 1958, and therefore reinforced their state's autonomy, the territorial assembly met on 17 October to designate Ouezzin Coulibaly's successor.Yénouyaba Georges Madiéga and Oumarou Nao, ''Burkina Faso : cent ans d'histoire, 1895-1995'': actes du premier colloque international sur l'histoire du Burkina, Ouagadougou, 12-17 décembre 1996'' (Université De Ouagadougou, 2003), p.1008 On that day, Mogho Naba Kougri made an unsuccessful attempt to install a
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. Kougri, who had the support of Colonel Chevreau, the commander of the French Army in Upper Volta, gathered around 3,000 of his supporters around the assembly and attempted to influence the choice of the new president of the council.
Maurice Yaméogo Maurice Yaméogo (31 December 1921 – 15 September 1993) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, from 1959 until 1966. "Monsieur Maurice" embodied the Voltaic state at the moment of independence. However ...
's quick response to the demonstration played in his favour during the rescheduled vote of the assembly on the 20 October, at which he was elected as president of the council.Gabriel Massa, et Y. Georges Madiéga (dir.), ''op. cit.'', p.444


Death

Kougri died on 8 December 1982. Police subsequently closed the central market in Ouagadougou to prevent episodes of looting and disorder which had occurred upon the death of his father. His funeral was attended by President
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo (; born 30 June 1942), also referred to by his initials JBO, is a Burkinabé physician and retired military officer who served as President of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 8 November 1982 to 4 August 198 ...
and several government ministers who placed a wreath on his coffin.


References

Burkinabé royalty African royalty Mossi people 1930 births 1982 deaths {{BurkinaFaso-bio-stub