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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo

1942 - Today

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo

Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist filip wedʁaɔɡo]; born 30 June 1942), also referred to by his initials JBO, is a Burkinabé physician and retired military officer who served as President of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 8 November 1982 to 4 August 1983. He has since mediated a few national political disputes and operates a clinic in Somgandé. Ouédraogo received his early education in Upper Volta before joining the Upper Voltan Army and studying medicine abroad. After working in healthcare, he was appointed chief medical officer of the Ouagadougou military camp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo is the 12,146th most popular politician (up from 12,316th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (down from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Burkinabe Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 12,146 out of 19,576. Before him are William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Giuseppe Volpi, Beatrice of England, René Goblet, Paul Grüninger, and Filippo Turati. After him are Suhail Shaheen, Ashur-resh-ishi II, Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, Bahubali, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, and Ioannis Alevras.

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William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
1625 - 1681
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12,146
Giuseppe Volpi
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12,147
Beatrice of England
1242 - 1275
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12,148
René Goblet
1828 - 1905
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12,149
Paul Grüninger
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12,150
Filippo Turati
1857 - 1932
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,151
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,152
Suhail Shaheen
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,153
Ashur-resh-ishi II
1100 BC - 967 BC
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,154
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,155
Bahubali
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,156
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
1760 - 1842
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,157
Ioannis Alevras
1912 - 1995
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 12,158

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 304. Before him are Margarita Terekhova, Peter Habeler, Antoine Berman, Joaquim Rifé, Rajesh Khanna, and Jerry Garcia. After him are Ademir da Guia, Roberto Perfumo, Shukri Ghanem, Jean-Luc Ponty, Kenneth Welsh, and Yevhen Rudakov.

Others Born in 1942

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Margarita Terekhova
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 298
Peter Habeler
MOUNTAINEER
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 299
Antoine Berman
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - 1991
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 300
Joaquim Rifé
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 301
Rajesh Khanna
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 302
Jerry Garcia
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 303
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 304
Ademir da Guia
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 305
Roberto Perfumo
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 306
Shukri Ghanem
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 307
Jean-Luc Ponty
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 308
Kenneth Welsh
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 309
Yevhen Rudakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 310

In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 10 out of 49. Before him are Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Michel Kafando (1942), Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), and Saye Zerbo (1932). After him are Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Gaston Kaboré (1951), Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981), and Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954).

Others born in Burkina Faso

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Philippe Ouédraogo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 4
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Maurice 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