Joseph Ki-Zerbo
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 18 years ago |
Date of birth | June 21,1922 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Toma |
Burkina Faso | |
Date of died | December 4,2006 |
Died | Ouagadougou |
Burkina Faso | |
Profession | Historian, Politician, Writer, Professor |
Children | Lazare Ki-Zerbo |
Education | University of Paris |
Sciences Po | |
Nationality | Burkinabe |
Awards | Right Livelihood Award |
Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights | |
Parents | Therese Folo Ki |
Alfred Diban Ki Zerbo | |
Books | Histoire de l'Afrique noire |
Educate or perish | |
Repères pour l'Afrique | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1867295 |
Joseph Ki-Zerbo Life story
Joseph Ki-Zerbo was a Burkinabé historian, politician and writer. He is recognized as one of Africa's foremost thinkers. From 1972 to 1978 he was professor of African History at the University of Ouagadougou. In 1983, he was forced into exile, only being able to return in 1992.