Maurice Yaméogo
✓ Source-basedrisingBurkina Faso President (1921-1993)
PoliticiansLived 1921 to 1993 · aged 71
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Maurice Nawalagmba Yaméogo was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso. He proclaimed the independence of the country on 5 August 1960, and also tried to create a union between Ivory Coast and Upper Volta. On 3 January 1966, he left the presidency due to a nationwide strike.
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Map of Upper Volta
Portrait of Lamine Guèye, fresco in Dakar
A market in Upper Volta
Members of the Conseil de l'Entente
Yaméogo meets Golda Meir during his visit to Israel in 1961
President Yaméogo (center) viewing the United States Constitution during his state visit to the country in March 1965
Ouagadougou cathedralIn their orbit 1
Politicians born in the 1920s 6
About this person
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1993 · aged 71
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