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    Maurice Nawalagmba Yaméogo (31 December 1921 – 15 September 1993) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, from...
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    within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as president. Since it gained its independence, the country has been...
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  • unrest the military intervened against the government, forced President Maurice Yaméogo to resign, and replaced him with Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana...
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    transforming Upper Volta into a single party state, headed by Maurice Yaméogo as President. Yaméogo's one-party regime elicited much unrest; student strikes...
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  • Yameogo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hermann Yaméogo (born 1948), Burkinabé politician Herve Yaméogo (born 1982), Burkinabé basketball...
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    Volta River. Upper Volta obtained independence on 5 August 1960, with Maurice Yaméogo of the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA)...
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    Burkinabè politician Herve Yaméogo, Burkinabè basketball player Jacques Yaméogo, Burkinabè football manager Maurice Yaméogo, former President of Burkina...
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    Kosyam Palace Term length 5 years, renewable once Inaugural holder Maurice Yaméogo Formation 5 August 1960 Succession President of the National Assembly...
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    successful 3 January 1966  Upper Volta 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état Maurice Yaméogo Sangoulé Lamizana Coup successful 16 January 1966  Nigeria 1966 Nigerian...
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  • April 17, 1961 EMBASSY OPENED Maurice Yaméogo John F. Kennedy March 22, 1961 April 17, 1961 Frédéric Guirma Maurice Yaméogo John F. Kennedy December 7,...
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