Sangoule Lamizana

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Lamizana, Sangoule

Born 1916 in Tougan Department, Upper Volta. Government figure of the Republic of Upper Volta.

Lamizana served in the French Army as a staff officer from 1936 to 1961. In October 1961 he was transferred with the rank of major to the army of Upper Volta. In 1962 he was chief of the general staff of the army of Upper Volta. In 1973 he became a corps general. As a result of the coup in January 1966, he took the post of president of the republic and concurrently head of the government, minister of defense, foreign minister, minister of information, minister of veterans’ affairs, and minister of youth and sports. From 1967 to February 1971 he was president of the republic and head of the government, and in February 1971 he became president of the republic. Since the coup d’etat on Feb. 8, 1974, Lamizana has been president of the republic and head of the government. (Under the 1970 constitution, the post of prime minister is held by a civilian.)

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No references found			[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] General Sangoule Lamizana, then ruled Haute Volta from 1966 to 1980, when he in turn was ejected in a bloodless coup. Official representations of the nation: comparing the postage stamps ... by Kevane, Michael / African Studies Quarterly In Burkina Faso, the second president, General Sangoule Lamizana (1916-2005), was a former officer of the colonial French army. The war veteran in Jean-Pierre Guingane's drama: between social ... by Bissiri, Amadou / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde In 1983, Maurice Yameogo was replaced by Sangoule Lamizana as spending cuts triggered widespread unrest. True gold for honest men: the discovery of major new gold reserves ... by Ford, Neil / African Business			Sang, August Sangallo Sangamon Sangamon County Sanganois State Fish & Wildlife Area Sangar Sangay Sangchris Lake State Park Sanger Sanger's reagent Sanger, Eugen Sänger, Eugen Sanger, Frederick Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sangerhausen Sangha Sanghamita Day Sangihe Sangihe Islands Sangilen Sanglamore Sangli Sango Festival sangoma Sangoule Lamizana Sangrado, Dr. Sangre de Cristo Sangre de Cristo Mountains sangria Sangster, Charles Sangtiehpu Sanguine sanguineous Sanguisorba sanguivorous Sanhedrin sanidal sanidaster Sanidine sanidinite Sanidinite Facies Sanilac County Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park Sanine sanitary sanitary base sanitary bend sanitary building drain sanitary building house sewer sanitary cove			Sangiin Sangilen Sangiovese Sangiovese di Lamole Sangiovese Dolce Sangiovese Gentile Sangiovese Toscano Sangir Sangir Islands Sangiran Hominid 2 Sangkum Jatiniyum Front Party Sanglamore Sanglechi-Ishkashimi language Sangli Sangli-Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation Sanglier Sanglier Sanglier Sango Sango Festival Sango language Sango, The God-King SANGOCO Sangoku Jidai sangoma sangoma Sangomas Sangomas Sangoule Lamizana Sangoulé Lamizana Sangraal Sangraal Sangraal Sangrado, Dr. Sangrael Sangrael Sangrael sangrail Sangrami Shramik Karmachari Union Sangre de Christo Mountains Sangre de Christo Mountains Sangre de Christo Range Sangre de Christo Range Sangre de Cristo Sangre de Cristo Community Health Partnership Sangre De Cristo Electric Association, Inc. Sangre de Cristo Mountains Sangre de Cristo Mountains Sangreal Sangreal Sangreal Sangreal Executive Protection Group sangria sangria Sangría Sangría sangrias sangrias SANGS

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