Maurice Nawalagmba Yaméogo (31 December 1921 – 15 September 1993) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, from...

within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as president. Since it gained its independence, the country has been...

unrest the military intervened against the government, forced President Maurice Yaméogo to resign, and replaced him with Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana...

Yameogo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hermann Yaméogo (born 1948), Burkinabé politician Herve Yaméogo (born 1982), Burkinabé basketball...

transforming Upper Volta into a single party state, headed by Maurice Yaméogo as President. Yaméogo's one-party regime elicited much unrest; student strikes...

Volta River. Upper Volta obtained independence on 5 August 1960, with Maurice Yaméogo of the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA)...

Burkinabè politician Herve Yaméogo, Burkinabè basketball player Jacques Yaméogo, Burkinabè football manager Maurice Yaméogo, former President of Burkina...

However, his extension of political rehabilitation to Yaméogo antagonised many politicians whom Yaméogo had repressed. Sankara was soon rearrested but then...

Kosyam Palace Term length 5 years, renewable once Inaugural holder Maurice Yaméogo Formation 5 August 1960 Succession President of the National Assembly...

In 1966 a military coup deposed the first president of Upper Volta, Maurice Yaméogo, suspended the constitution, dissolved the National Assembly, and placed...

Charles Bila Kaboré (who was a government minister under President Maurice Yaméogo), worked as a banker for the International Bank of Burkina (BIB). He...

Aliu Mahama Ibrahim Mahama (artist) Hamza Mohammed Thomas Sankara Maurice Yaméogo Abudulai Yakubu (2006). The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical...

successful 3 January 1966  Upper Volta 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état Maurice Yaméogo Sangoulé Lamizana Coup successful 16 January 1966  Nigeria 1966 Nigerian...

Volta achieved independence on 5 August 1960. The first president, Maurice Yaméogo, was the leader of the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV). The 1960 constitution...

military. The military was popular at the time, having just ousted Maurice Yaméogo, an unpopular president. Many young intellectuals viewed it as a national...

receiving 0.76% of the vote. He was born in Koudougou, the son of Maurice Yaméogo, who was the country's first president. "Nous ne sommes pas candidat...

killing the President. Nkrumah was coming from a meeting with President Maurice Yaméogo in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, at the time known as Upper Volta. The meeting...

Diosdado Macapagal Bess Abell Harkness Ballet March 29, 1965  Upper Volta Maurice Yaméogo Dancers from the American Institute of Indian Art May 17, 1965  South...

5-year terms. Soon after coming to power, Yaméogo banned all political parties other than the UDV. Yaméogo's government was viewed as corrupt and said...

Election Party candidate Votes % Result 1965 Maurice Yaméogo 2,146,481 100% Elected Y 1978 Joseph Ouédraogo 167,160 16.57% Lost N 1998 Frédéric Guirma...

multi-party presidential elections, the previous elections in 1965 having Maurice Yaméogo as the sole candidate. They were also the first presidential elections...

–  Niger 3 August 1960 Hamani Diori –  Burkina Faso 5 August 1960 Maurice Yaméogo –  Ivory Coast 7 August 1960 Félix Houphouët-Boigny –  Chad  French...

Volta (now Burkina Faso): On 3 January, Sangoulé Lamizana overthrew Maurice Yaméogo. 1966 Syrian coup d'état: The ruling National Command of the Arab Socialist...

control. On 29 May 1959, in cooperation with Hamani Diori (Niger), Maurice Yaméogo (Upper Volta) and Hubert Maga (Dahomey), Houphouët-Boigny created the...

despite a number of overtures by Nkrumah. In one meeting between Maurice Yaméogo, the president of Upper Volta, and Nkrumah the two pledged to work...

president of the Republic of Upper Volta (now known as Burkina Faso), Maurice Yaméogo, invited Coppi, Raphaël Géminiani, Jacques Anquetil, Louison Bobet...

of independence that led to the establishment of a sovereign state. Maurice Yaméogo was the first Upper Voltese premier of French Upper Volta, being appointed...

western Europe Republic of Upper Volta Presidents (complete list) – Maurice Yaméogo, President (1960–1966) Sangoulé Lamizana, President (1966–1980) Saye...

3, 1966: Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana overthrew President Maurice Yaméogo. February 8, 1974: A self-coup, orchestrated by President General Sangoulé...

Rashid Karami, 8-time prime minister of Lebanon (d. 1987) December 31 – Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (d. 1993) January 1 – Theobald von Bethmann...