Ram Ouédraogo (born January 2, 1950)Page at petiteacademie.gov.bf
. is a Burkinabé politician and leader of the

Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina The Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina (RDEB) (''Rassemblement des Écologistes du Burkina'') is a political party in Burkina Faso. Background RDEB candidate Ram Ouédraogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, placing 5th out of ...

(RDEB) party. Ouédraogo was born in

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, to Burkinabé parents from

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. He ran as the candidate of the

Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina The Greens of Burkina (french: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party in Burkina Faso. History The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (''Union des Verts pour le Développement du Burkina' ...

(UVDB) in the

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held on 15 November 1998, placing second behind incumbent

Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.

with 6.61% of the vote. He later quit the UVDB and founded the RDEB party. From 1999 to 2002, Ouédraogo served in the government as Minister of State for National Reconciliation. In the 13 November 2005

, Ouédraogo placed fifth out of 13 candidates, receiving 2.04% of the vote.

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1950 births Living people Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina politicians People from Agboville Government ministers of Burkina Faso 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-politician-stub