Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1 July 1909 – 7 September 1958) was the president of the governing council of the French

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of Upper Volta, today's

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, from 17 May 1957 until his death on 7 September 1958 in

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. A native of Pouy, today in

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, Coulibaly also served in the French national assembly from 1946 to 1951 and from 1956 to 1958, as well as in the

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from 1953 to 1956. His wife was Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly (1914-1997).

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, Aminata Diaw, Judith Graves Miller, ''Des femmes écrivent l'Afrique: L'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Sahel'', 2007, p. 325: "NOUS, LES FEMMES VOLTAÏQUES Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly est native de la région de Banfora, au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso, autrefois la ... Institutrice de formation, Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly est l'épouse de Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly."

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1909 births 1958 deaths People from Boucle du Mouhoun Region People of French West Africa Burkinabé politicians Union progressiste politicians Rassemblement Démocratique Africain politicians Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic French Senators of the Fourth Republic Senators of French West Africa Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic {{BurkinaFaso-politician-stub