Ruler · 1916 – 2005

Sangoulé Lamizana

Lived 1916 – 2005; statesperson, politician. President of Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso), 1966 – 1980; also in the line of Republic of Upper Volta.

Wikidata's English label: Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1916 – 2005; 89 years
In office: 14 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso · the 2nd of 14 dated reigns · 1959 – 2022

Maurice Yaméogo1959 – 1966

Sangoulé Lamizana1966 – 1980

Saye Zerbo1980 – 1982

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo1982 – 1983

Thomas Sankara1983 – 1987

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killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1966 – 1980 · 14 years · came to it aged 50

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1980; they died in 2005

Also in the line of Republic of Upper Volta (2nd of 5).

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