Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso ranks 9,565th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bangladesh, Bermuda, and Brunei. Memorable people born in Burkina Faso include Philippe Ouédraogo. Burkina Faso has been the birth place of many religious figures. Burkina Faso is located in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 23,674,480. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. Read more on Wikipedia
In 1945, Burkina Faso was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Philippe Ouédraogo.
People Born in Burkina Faso
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Most individuals born in present day Burkina Faso were religious figures (1), while most who died were .
