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
edit- Princess of the full moon (African folklore), 1969
- Tales of Mogho: African Stories from Upper Volta, 1971
References
edit- ^ Library of Congress name authority file
- ^ Kabeya Muase, Charles. Syndicalisme et démocratie en Afrique noire: l'expérience du Burkina Faso, 1936-1988. Abidjan: Inadès édition, 1988. p. 55
- ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Upper Volta (Haute Volta), 1978, p. 86
- ^ Elections Today, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter 1999), p. 29
- ^ Burkina/ Nécrologie : Le politicien Frédéric Guirma est décédé (in French)
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