Frédéric Guirma Explained

Frédéric Fernand Guirma (27 April 1931 – 9 January 2024) was a Burkinabé diplomat, writer and politician.^[1] In 1959 he became the president of the trade union centre CATC.^[2] From 1960 to 1963 he was the Republic of Upper Volta's first Ambassador to the United States. He was also Permanent Representative to the United Nations.^[3] He headed the conservative political party Front de Refus or RDA. He gained 5.87% of the vote in the 1998 presidential election.^[4] Guirma died on 9 January 2024, at the age of 92.^[5]

Literary works

• Princess of the full moon (African folklore), 1969
• , 1971

Notes and References

1. http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n92-6527.html Library of Congress name authority file
2. Kabeya Muase, Charles. Syndicalisme et démocratie en Afrique noire: l'expérience du Burkina Faso, 1936-1988. Abidjan: Inadès édition, 1988. p. 55
3. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Upper Volta (Haute Volta), 1978, p. 86
4. Elections Today, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter 1999), p. 29
5. https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article127221 Burkina/ Nécrologie : Le politicien Frédéric Guirma est décédé