21 Notable alumni of
University of Ouagadougou
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The University of Ouagadougou is 2437th in the world, 56th in Africa, and 1st in Burkina Faso by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from the University of Ouagadougou sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ibrahim Traore
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Ibrahim Traoré is a Burkinabè military officer who has been the interim leader of Burkina Faso since the 30 September 2022 coup d'état which ousted interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. At age 35, Traoré is currently the second youngest serving state leader in the world, and the youngest serving president.
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Hamed Bakayoko
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Hamed Bakayoko was an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from 8 July 2020 until his death on 10 March 2021. He had previously served as the country's Minister of New Technologies, Information and Communication, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Defense.
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Yacouba Isaac Zida
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary personnel
- Biography
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Yacouba Isaac Zida is a Burkinabé military officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso's interim head of state in November 2014. He took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior officer, Honoré Nabéré Traoré. A few weeks later, a civilian, Michel Kafando, was chosen to replace Zida as transitional head of state; Kafando then appointed Zida as Prime Minister on 19 November 2014.
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Assita Kanko
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Assita Adoua Kanko is a Burkinabè-born Belgian journalist, human rights activist and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 representing the New Flemish Alliance.
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Paul Kaba Thieba
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Paul Kaba Thieba is a Burkinabé economist and politician who was appointed and served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 January 2016 to 19 January 2019. Thieba was appointed by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 6 January 2016, shortly after Kaboré took office. Previously he worked at the Central Bank of West African States and the West African Monetary Union.
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Salif Diallo
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Salif Diallo was a Burkinabé politician who was President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2015 to 2017. He was a key associate of President Blaise Compaoré from the 1980s to the 2000s, serving in various posts during that period, including as Director of the Cabinet of the President from 1987 to 1989, Minister of Environment and Water from 1995 to 1999, and Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2008. He was appointed as Burkina Faso's Ambassador to Austria later in 2008. He also served as Vice-President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress, the ruling party.
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Albert Ouédraogo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Albert Ouédraogo is a Burkinabé economist who served as prime minister of Burkina Faso in the aftermath of the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état, from 3 March until another coup on 30 September.
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Pierre Habumuremyi
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi is a Rwandan politician who served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 7 October 2011 until 24 July 2014. He previously served as Minister of Education from May 2011 to October 2011.
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Paramanga Ernest Yonli
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Paramanga Ernest Yonli also known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli, is a Burkinabé politician. He was Prime Minister from 6 November 2000 to 3 June 2007 and then President of the Economic and Social Council of Burkina Faso until March 2015.
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Monique Ilboudo
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyerwriterpoliticianhuman rights activist
- Biography
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Monique Ilboudo is an author and human rights activist from Burkina Faso. As of 2012, she was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso to the Nordic and Baltic countries.
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Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara is a Burkinabé politician who served as the President of the Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (UNIR/PS) party throughout its entire existence. From 2021 to 2023, he served as President of the newly formed Union for Rebirth / Patriotic Sankarist Movement (UNIR/MPS).
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Alpha Barry
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Alpha Barry is a Burkinabé politician and journalist. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
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Alassane Seidou
- Occupations
- politiciangynaecologist
- Biography
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Alassane Seidou is a Beninese politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Interior and Public Security of Benin, and former Minister of Decentralization and Local Governance, having been appointed to the latter position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
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Clément Sawadogo
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Clément Pengwendé Sawadogo is a Burkinabé politician who has served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of the Civil Service, Labour and Social Security since 2016. He is a member of the People's Movement for Progress.
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Alassane Bala Sakandé
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alassane Bala Sakandé is a politician and bank executive from Burkina Faso who served as President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso after death of Salif Diallo and National President of People's Movement for Progress. He was elected on 8 September 2017 and deposed on 24 January 2022.
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Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacherpoetpublisherjournalist
- Biography
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Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo is an Ivoirian-born Canadian poet and journalist. She has won the Trillium Book Award and been nominated for the Ottawa Book Award.
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Stanislas Ouaro
- Occupations
- politicianmathematician
- Biography
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Stanislas Ouaro is a Burkinabé politician and mathematician.
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Marie Françoise Ouedraogo
- Enrolled in the University of Ouagadougou
- In 1999 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianmathematician
- Biography
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Marie Françoise Ouedraogo is a Burkinabé mathematician. She has previously served in government as permanent secretary of the national policy of good governance.
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Patricia Zoundi Yao
- Occupations
- social entrepreneur
- Biography
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Patricia Zoundi Yao is a well-known social entrepreneur in Côte d'Ivoire. She is the founder of several companies, including Quickcash (fintech) and Canaan Land (agribusiness). Her determination and leadership was recognized by UNCTAD in September 2019 when she was one of seven "eTrade for Women Advocates".
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Filippe Savadogo
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Filippe Savadogo is a Burkinabe film critic and politician. Between 2007 and 2011, he was the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Communication for Burkina Faso. He has also served as ambassador of his country to many European countries including France. He is presently a permanent observer to the United Nations. Since 2014, he has been a member of the jury board at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.
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Pauline Mvele
- Occupations
- film directorfilmmakerscreenwriteractor
- Biography
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Pauline Mvele is an actress, director and screenwriter from Burkina Faso. Mvele is known for producing documentaries, and currently lives in Gabon. Her documentaries focus on issues such as HIV/AIDS in Africa, and the mistreatment of widows and prisoners in Gabon. In 2014 her film won best film at the Burundi Film Festival.
