Sangoulé Lamizana [SEP] country of citizenship
Sangoulé Lamizana
Aboubakar Sangoulé Lamizana (January 31, 1916 – May 26, 2005) was a Burkinabé military officer who served as the President of Upper Volta (since 1984 renamed Burkina Faso), in power from January 3, 1966, to November 25, 1980. He held the additional position of Prime Minister from February 8, 1974, to July 7, 1978.
Biography.
After Upper Volta achieved complete independence from the French Union in 1960, opposition parties either merged with the governing party, "Union
the "" outside of the Voltaic capital of Ouagadougou.
In 1976, when the country was led by Major General Sangoulé Lamizana, he participated in forming a secret left-wing organization within the lower officers of the Voltaic military, the "Communist Officers' Group" (, ROC). Other well-known members of the ROC included Henri Zongo, Blaise Compaoré, and Thomas Sankara. In 1980, Lamizana – who himself had previously participated in overthrowing his predecessor – was deposed by Colonel Saye Zerbo in a military