Maurice Yaméogo is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Maurice Yaméogo as Burkina Faso President (1921-1993).
Maurice Yaméogo was born at Koudougou in 1921. His recorded nationality is Republic of Upper Volta. He was educated at Minor Seminary of Pabré.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The offices held were President of Upper Volta (1960–1966) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso.
His political affiliation is recorded as African Democratic Rally.
The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
That the career was made in Republic of Upper Volta is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Maurice Yaméogo died in 1993, aged 72. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Upper Volta (1960–1966)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso
- Educated at Minor Seminary of Pabré
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