Mamadou Ouédraogo
Mamadou Ouédraogo (* 1906 in Ouahigouya , Upper Senegal and Niger , today Burkina Faso ; † September 9, 1978 ibid) was an official and politician from Upper Volta , today's Burkina Faso.
Ouédraogo comes from the ruling family of the Yatenga Empire on his mother's side .
From 1948 to 1955 Ouédraogo was a member of the French National Assembly for the Colony of Upper Volta . He obtained his seat on the list of the Pro-French Union pour la défense des intérêts de la Haute-Volta . Ouédraogo voted in parliament, among other things, for the admission of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO .
He decided not to run for the 1956 election and ended his political career.
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SURNAME | Ouédraogo, Mamadou |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe civil servant and politician, member of the National Assembly (France) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ouahigouya |
DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1978 |
Place of death | Ouahigouya |