Lionel Bilgo Explained

Lionel Bilgo
Office:Minister of National Education, Literacy and Promotion of National Languages
Term Start:March 5, 2022
Term End:October 21, 2022
Predecessor:Stanislas Ouaro
Successor:Joseph André Ouedraogo
Birth Name:Lionel Joel I Wendkouni Bilgo
Birth Date:October 21, 1981
President:Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba

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.

Biography

Bilgo 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.[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. 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. Bilgo was ousted from his position on October 21, 2022.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384471 . 2024-04-02 . unesdoc.unesco.org.
  2. Web site: SAWADOGO . Lassané . 2022-03-05 . Burkina: Lionel Wendkuni Bilgo, le nouveau visage de l'éducation . 2024-04-02 . Minute.bf . fr-FR.
  3. Web site: CONFINTEA VII Speakers . April 2, 2024 . UNESCO.
  4. Web site: Soldat, je vous aime, lionel bilgo - Search Videos . 2024-04-02 . www.bing.com.
  5. Surface de Vérité avec l'analyste politique Lionel Bilgo -BF1TV . en . 2024-04-02 . www.youtube.com.
  6. Web site: B24 . Rédaction . 2019-11-07 . Burkina : Les jeunes de l'association African Golden à l'école de Aminata Traoré . 2024-04-02 . Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 . fr-FR.
  7. Web site: ZONGO . Daouda . 2022-07-26 . Réconciliation: Blaise Compaoré demande pardon au peuple burkinabè et à la famille de Thomas Sankara Wakat Séra . 2024-04-02 . fr-FR.
  8. Web site: 2022-10-24 . With Kyélem de Tambèla, is Burkina Faso turning to France? . 2024-04-02 . Le Journal de l'Afrique . en.