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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo

1942 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo has received more than 197,336 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo is the 11,453rd most popular politician (up from 11,950th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the 8th most popular Burkinabe Politician.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 11,453 out of 15,577. Before him are Benedetto Cairoli, Eduardo Camaño, Hippolyte Carnot, Mardavij, Uesugi Harunori, and Hertta Kuusinen. After him are Helen Clark, Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, Odvar Nordli, Joseph Estrada, Harry Reid, and Imyremeshaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 318. Before him are Chantal Goya, Eric Shinseki, Claude Miller, Margarita Terekhova, Björn Nordqvist, and Gregorio Rosa Chávez. After him are Vladimir Kovalyonok, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Thomas Hammarberg, Kent Andersson, Nobby Stiles, and Rosa von Praunheim.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 9 out of 38. Before him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Saye Zerbo (1932), and Philippe Ouédraogo (1945). After him are Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Gaston Kaboré (1951), and Paul Kaba Thieba (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burkina Faso

Among politicians born in Burkina Faso, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ranks 8. Before him are Blaise Compaoré (1951), Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), and Saye Zerbo (1932). After him are Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Paul Kaba Thieba (1959), Tertius Zongo (1957), and Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956).

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