Philippe Ouédraogo (born 15 July 1942, in
Diapaga
Diapaga is a city in and the capital of Tapoa Province in 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 northw ...
,
Tapoa Province
Tapoa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in the Est Region. Its capital is Diapaga.
Departments
Tapoa is divided into 8 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkina Faso
*Provinces of Burkina Faso
*Departments of Burkina Fa ...
) is a
Burkinabé politician and the leader of the
African Independence Party (PAI). Ouédraogo was Minister of Equipment and Telecommunication in the first government of
Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (; 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist–Leninist revolutionary, and Pan-Africanist, who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his deposition a ...
, from 1983 to 1984. He then represented the
Patriotic League for Development
Patriotic League for Development (, LIPAD) was an open mass front of the African Independence Party (PAI) in Burkina Faso. LIPAD was founded in September 1973. LIPAD was led by Arba Diallo. The militants of LIPAD were generally called ''lipadist ...
(''Ligue patriotique pour le développement'', LIPAD), which was the mass front of PAI. Ouédraogo continued to play an important role even after the break between LIPAD and Sankara, and was named chief engineer of mining.
Running as the
Party for Democracy and Socialism
The Party for Democracy and Socialism (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) was a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta).
In 1999 the African Independence Party (PAI) split, and Soumane Touré formed a ...
(the electoral party of the PAI of Ouédraogo) candidate
in the 13 November 2005
presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
, Ouédraogo placed fourth out of 13 candidates, receiving 2.28% of the vote.
References
1942 births
Living people
Burkinabé communists
African Independence Party (Burkina Faso) politicians
Party for Democracy and Socialism politicians
Government ministers of Burkina Faso
People from Est Region (Burkina Faso)
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