Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
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Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo, also referred to by his initials JBO, is a Burkinabé physician and retired military officer who served as President of Upper Volta from 8 November 1982 to 4 August 19
Ouédraogo at a book signing in 2020
Ouédraogo's rehabilitation of former Upper Voltan President Maurice Yaméogo (pictured) generated backlash from some politicians.
Maurice Yaméogo
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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 u
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
…the council elected him President as a compromise choice between the leftist radicals and conservatives. He was the first Mossi head of state since Maurice Yaméogo. According to Ouédraogo, Captain Thomas Sankara was supposed to take power but withdrew at the last minute, leading other officers to choose him to…
Yaméogo in 1960
Portrait of Lamine Guèye, fresco in Dakar
A market in Upper Volta
Yaméogo meets Golda Meir during his visit to Israel in 1961