POLITICIAN
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
1925 - 2014

Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ kɑ̃ɡo wedʁaɔɡo]; September 19, 1925 – July 1, 2014) was a Burkinabé statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 13 February 1971 to 8 February 1974. He was subsequently President of the National Assembly of Upper Volta from October 1978 to November 25, 1980. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gérard Kango Ouédraogo is the 14,342nd most popular politician (up from 16,156th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 19th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Burkinabe Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo ranks 14,342 out of 19,576. Before him are Barbu Știrbey, Khosrow IV, Zahra Rahnavard, Ceol of Wessex, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, and Omer Beriziky. After him are Jiří Paroubek, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Prosper Poullet, Ricardo Pérez Godoy, Juan Trippe, and Octa of Kent.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarbu Știrbey
1872 - 1946
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14,342
Khosrow IV
600 - 631
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14,343
Zahra Rahnavard
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14,344
Ceol of Wessex
600 - 597
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14,345
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 14,346
Omer Beriziky
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 14,347
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 14,348
Jiří Paroubek
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 14,349
Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1774 - 1825
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 14,350
Prosper Poullet
1868 - 1937
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 14,351
Ricardo Pérez Godoy
1905 - 1982
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 14,352
Juan Trippe
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 14,353
Octa of Kent
500 - 543
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14,354
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo ranks 320. Before him are Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Theodore Levitt, Attilâ İlhan, Duane Hanson, Eugene Garfield, and John Shepherd-Barron. After him are Tankred Dorst, Francisco Rodrigues, Laura Ashley, Yury Trifonov, Carlo Di Palma, and Marlen Khutsiev. Among people deceased in 2014, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo ranks 304. Before him are Marian Seldes, Carmelo Bossi, Régine Deforges, Jimmy T. Murakami, James Shigeta, and Gordon Willis. After him are Dave Legeno, William Guarnere, Helen Johns, Urs Widmer, Zbigniew Messner, and Leonid Stadnyk.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsZofia Kielan-Jaworowska
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 314
Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 315
Attilâ İlhan
WRITER
1925 - 2005
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 316
Duane Hanson
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1996
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 317
Eugene Garfield
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 318
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 319
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 320
Tankred Dorst
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 321
Francisco Rodrigues
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 322
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 323
Yury Trifonov
WRITER
1925 - 1981
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 324
Carlo Di Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 325
Marlen Khutsiev
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2019
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 326
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsMarian Seldes
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 298
Carmelo Bossi
BOXER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 299
Régine Deforges
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 300
Jimmy T. Murakami
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 301
James Shigeta
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 302
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 303
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 304
Dave Legeno
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 305
William Guarnere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 306
Helen Johns
SWIMMER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 307
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 308
Zbigniew Messner
ECONOMIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 309
Leonid Stadnyk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - 2014
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 310
In Burkina Faso
Among people born in Burkina Faso, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo ranks 12 out of 49. Before him are Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Michel Kafando (1942), Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), and Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965). After him are Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Gaston Kaboré (1951), Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), and Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965).
Others born in Burkina Faso
Go to all RankingsMaurice Yaméogo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 6
Michel Kafando
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 7
Yacouba Sawadogo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 2023
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 8
Saye Zerbo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 10
Diébédo Francis Kéré
ARCHITECT
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 12
Gilbert Diendéré
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 13
Gaston Kaboré
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 14
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 16
Idrissa Ouédraogo
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 17
Yacouba Isaac Zida
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 18
Among POLITICIANS In Burkina Faso
Among politicians born in Burkina Faso, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo ranks 8. Before him are Blaise Compaoré (1951), Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Michel Kafando (1942), Saye Zerbo (1932), and Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942). After him are Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956), and Tertius Zongo (1957).
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 2
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 3
Maurice Yaméogo
1921 - 1993
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 4
Michel Kafando
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 5
Saye Zerbo
1932 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 6
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 7
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 8
Gilbert Diendéré
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 9
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 10
Yacouba Isaac Zida
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 11
Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 12
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 13
Tertius Zongo
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 14