Ali Barraud

Ali Barraud N'Goni (January 31, 1918 – October 11, 2015)^[1][2] was a Burkinabé politician who served as Minister of Public Health and Population for Upper Volta.^[3] He is the first medical officer in Bobo-Dioulasso, before he join the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain Liberation Movement ( RDA) in 1950.^[4] He resigned his position on January 22, 1974.^[5] He was involved in the 1948 founding of the Voltaic Democratic Party (PDV),^[6] which joined with the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses (PSEMA) in 1956 to form the Unified Democratic Party (PDU) electoral alliance.^[7] From 1957 to 1959 he served as a member of the delegation of Upper Volta to the Grand Council of French Western Africa.^[8] In 1971 he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.^[9]

Ali Barraud
Born	Ali Barraud N'Goni (1918-01-31)January 31, 1918
Died	October 11, 2015(2015-10-11) (aged 97)
Nationality	Burkinabé
Occupation(s)	Doctor, politician

References

1. "Détail sur la personnalité sélectionnée - BARRAUD N'GONI Ali" (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
2. "Ali Barraud, ancien leader du RDA, est décédé hier dimanche à Bobo-Dioulasso à l'âge de 98 ans". leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
3. United Nations (1947). Treaty Series. United Nations. p. 215. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
4. "Ali Barraud". memim.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
5. "Burkina Faso : la petite histoire des coups d'Etat". L'Observateur Paalga (in French). 2003-10-08. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
6. Hodgkin, Thomas Lionel (1971). African Political Parties: An Introductory Guide. Peter Smith. p. 208. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
7. Janda, Kenneth (1980). Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey. New York: Free Press. pp. 933–34. ISBN 0-02-916120-7.
8. "Détail sur le repère sélectionné". La Petite académie (in French). 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
9. World Health Organization (1959). WHO Chronicle. World Health Organization. p. 373. Retrieved 2007-08-02.