Armand Béouindé | |
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Béouindé in 2019 | |
Mayor of Ouagadougou | |
In office June 18, 2016 – 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Armand Roland Pierre Béouindé November 11, 1962 Kaya, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) |
Political party | CDP (1990–2014) MPP (2014-present) |
Armand Roland Pierre Béouindé is a Burkinabe politician who served as the mayor of Ouagadougou between 2016 and 2022.
Biography
Béouindé was born on November 11, 1962, in Kaya, then Upper Volta. Before becoming mayor, he served as a training manager and is the director of several companies; he's the commercial director of Alpha-Press, commercial director of Graphi Service, and general director of Graphi Imprim. Béouindé also served as the vice-president for the Association for Integrity and Stable Development of Burkina Faso (A2DI), a coordinator at a managerial training group, and as the former president of ASFA Yennenga.
Politically, Béouindé was originally a part of Blaise Compaoré's political party Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), but left with Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and other friends of his after the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising. He co-founded the People's Movement for Progress (MPP) with Kabore later that year, and served as a campaign manager for Kabore's election campaign in 2015.
Béouindé was elected as the mayor of Ouagadougou on June 18, 2016. As mayor, his development plan for the city was dubbed Ouaga21, named for his deadline and final year in power in 2021. Ouaga21 focused mainly on security in the city, environmental issues, and mobility. He also made plans to increase water availability and other key resources to the city, earning the money by increasing tax availability and transparency. A key tenet of Béouindé's policies in the city were expanding social welfare programs and promoting diversity, although this sometimes caused financial issues.
Further reading
References
- "Marche du 22 janvier 2022 : Le maire de la commune de Ouagadougou donne des directives - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Armand Béouindé Archives". Africities, The most important democratic gathering in Africa (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Roger, Benjamin (July 20, 2016). "Burkina : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Armand Béouindé, le nouveau maire de Ouagadougou". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- "Armand Roland Pierre Béoundé : La biographie complète du nouveau maire de la commune de Ouagadougou - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Armand Roland Pierre BEOUINDE (Maire de la commune de Ouagadougou) - aOuaga.com - Qui est qui ?". www.aouaga.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- "Les grandes orientations du conseil municipal de Ouagadougou en attendant leurs améliorations - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- "Commune de Ouagadougou : "Les mesures sociales ont amputé notre budget 2020 d'environ 15%", regrette Armand Béouindé - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- SAGBE, Willy (2021-12-28). "Ouagadougou : Le Mogho Naaba appelle le conseil municipal à plus de tolérance à l'endroit des populations". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
Media related to Armand Béouindé at Wikimedia Commons
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