page_title: Maurice Yaméogo
hierarchical_section_title: Maurice Yaméogo
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Maurice Yaméogo
context_page_description: Maurice Yaméogo was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, from 1959 until 1966.
context_section_description: Maurice Yaméogo (31 December 1921 – 15 September 1993) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, from 1959 until 1966.
caption: Maurice Yaméogo, 1960
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