Background
LAMIZANA, Aboubakar was born in 1916 in Dianra., Tougan. Son of Kafa and Diantoro Lamizana.
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Aboubakar Sangoule LAMIZANA
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Served in French Army in Second World War, and later in North. Africa. Joined Bataillon Autonome du Soudan Nigerien, Segou 1947. With Centre d'Etudes Africaines et Asiatiques, Paris 1950.
Served in Indo-China.
Joint Chief of Military Cabinet, Ivory Coast 59. Captain 1957; served North. Africa 1959-1960.
Chief of Staff, Army of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) 1961, Lieutenant-Colonel 1964, Brigadier-General 1967, Major- General 1970, Lieutenant-General 1973. Led coup to depose President Maurice Yameogo January 1966.
President, of Upper Volta 1966-1980 (deposed in coup).
Prime Minister 71, 1974-1978. Minister of Defence 1966-1967, of Foreign Affairs 1966-1967, of Information, Youth and Sports 1966-1967, of Justice 1974-1975. Grand Croix, Ordre national de Haute-Volta, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur, Croix de guerre, Croix de Valeur Militaire, other foreign decorations.
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Married Mouilo Kek^le Bintou in 1947.
