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He has since mediated a few national political disputes and operates a clinic in Somgandé.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"30 June 1942","date":"1942-06-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Kaya","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766464"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Republic of Upper Volta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797422","start":"1960","end":"1984"},{"text":"Burkina Faso","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965","start":"1984"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"president","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Félix Houphouët Boigny University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1583390"},{"text":"University of Strasbourg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157575"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president of Burkina Faso (8 November 1982 – 4 August 1983)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20995488","start":"1982-11-08","end":"1983-08-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Ou%C3%A9draogo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo born?","a":"Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo was born on 30 June 1942 in Kaya."},{"q":"What positions has Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo held?","a":"Positions held by Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo include: president of Burkina Faso (1982–1983)."},{"q":"Where did Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo study?","a":"Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo was educated at Félix Houphouët Boigny University, University of Strasbourg."}],"related":[{"name":"Thomas Sankara","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-sankara"},{"name":"Sangoulé Lamizana","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sangoule-lamizana"},{"name":"Saye Zerbo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/saye-zerbo"},{"name":"Roch Marc Christian Kaboré","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/roch-marc-christian-kabore"},{"name":"Yacouba Isaac Zida","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yacouba-isaac-zida"},{"name":"Blaise Compaoré","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/blaise-compaore"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/jean-baptiste-ouedraogo-b26c0e20c9.jpg","width":500,"height":444,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Lamine Traoré, Voice of America","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Baptiste_Ou%C3%A9draogo_at_book_signing.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Ou%C3%A9draogo","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q558209","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558209","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo at book signing.jpg by Lamine Traoré, Voice of America (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Baptiste_Ou%C3%A9draogo_at_book_signing.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo at book signing.jpg — Lamine Traoré, Voice of America, Public domain.","cite":"\"Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jean-baptiste-ouedraogo. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-baptiste-ouedraogo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-baptiste-ouedraogo","ne":null}}