Lionel Joel I Wendkouni Bilgo[1] is a Burkinabe economist, political analyst, and writer who served as the Minister of Education of Burkina Faso during the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration government.
Lionel Bilgo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of National Education, Literacy and Promotion of National Languages | |
| In office March 5, 2022 – October 21, 2022 | |
| President | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba |
| Preceded by | Stanislas Ouaro |
| Succeeded by | Joseph André Ouedraogo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lionel Joel I Wendkouni Bilgo October 21, 1981 |
Biography
editBilgo was born on October 21, 1981, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.[2] Bilgo graduated from the ESCP Business School in Paris, France.[3] He gained prominence for his pro-government poetry and statements supporting the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) during the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso.[2][4][5] Bilgo is also the head of the African Golden Association for African Renewal, where he hosts debates with Burkinabe and Malian politicians such as Abdoulaye Ly, Mélégué Traoré, and Aminata Traoré Bagayoko.[6]
Bilgo was appointed as the Minister of National Education on March 5, 2022, following the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[2] During his time as the Minister of Education, he also served as a government spokesman.[7] As Minister of Education, his main focus was promoting nationalism among Burkinabe youth and connecting them with historical Burkinabe figures.[3] Bilgo was ousted from his position on October 21, 2022.[8]
References
edit- ^ unesdoc.unesco.org https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384471. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c SAWADOGO, Lassané (2022-03-05). "Burkina: Lionel Wendkuni Bilgo, le nouveau visage de l'éducation". Minute.bf (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ a b "CONFINTEA VII Speakers". UNESCO. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Soldat, je vous aime, lionel bilgo - Search Videos". www.bing.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Surface de Vérité avec l'analyste politique Lionel Bilgo -BF1TV. Retrieved 2024-04-02 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ B24, Rédaction (2019-11-07). "Burkina : Les jeunes de l'association African Golden à l'école de Aminata Traoré". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ZONGO, Daouda (2022-07-26). "Réconciliation: Blaise Compaoré demande pardon au peuple burkinabè et à la famille de Thomas Sankara | Wakat Séra" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "With Kyélem de Tambèla, is Burkina Faso turning to France?". Le Journal de l'Afrique. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2024-04-02.