Naba Kougri (born Moussa Congo) (1914 – 8 December 1982) was, according to the traditional order, the 36th
Mogho Naba
The ''mogho naba'' of Wogodogo is the ruler ("king of the world") of Wogodogo, one of the Mossi Kingdoms located in present-day Burkina Faso. The kingdom takes its name from its historic capital, now the Burkinabe national capital of Ouagadougou. ...
of
Ouagadougou, the king of the
Mossi people of
Burkina Faso. 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
Upper Volta (now named 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 ...
had approved the constitution of the
French Community
The French Community (1958–1960; french: Communauté française) was the constitutional organization set up in 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which ...
on 28 September 1958, and therefore reinforced their state's autonomy, the territorial assembly met on 17 October to designate
Ouezzin Coulibaly Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1 July 1909 – 7 September 1958) was the president of the governing council of the French colony of Upper Volta, today's Burkina Faso, from 17 May 1957 until his death on 7 September 1958 in Paris. A native of Pouy, to ...
'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
constitutional monarchy.
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.
'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 and several government ministers who placed a wreath on his coffin.
References
Burkinabé royalty
African royalty
Mossi people
1930 births
1982 deaths
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