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Pierre Claver Damiba

Pierre Claver Damiba
Member of the National Assembly of Upper Volta
In office
1978–1980
In office
1971–1974
Minister of Planning and Public Works
In office
January 1966 – February 1971
Personal details
Born(1937-02-14)14 February 1937
Koupéla, French Upper Volta, French West Africa
Died1 May 2024(2024-05-01) (aged 87)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
NationalityBurkinabè
OccupationEconomist

Pierre Claver Damiba (14 February 1937 – 1 May 2024) was a Burkinabè economist and politician.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Koupéla on 14 February 1937, Damiba was the brother of journalist and diplomat Noellie Marie Béatri Damiba. He served as Minister of Planning and Public Works from 1966 to 1971 and was a member of the National Assembly from 1971 to 1974 and from 1978 to 1980.[3] He was the first Executive President of the West African Development Bank, located in Togo. He was then an African advisor to the International Finance Corporation and African regional director of the United Nations Development Programme.[4]

Damiba died in Ouagadougou on 1 May 2024, at the age of 87.[5]

References

  1. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 564-585. Washington: Joint Publications Research Service. 1967. p. 65.
  2. ^ "Burkina Faso : Décès de l'ancien ministre Pierre Claver DAMIBA". NetAfrique.net (in French). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "La participation des femmes à la vie politique au Burkina (1957 - 2009)" (PDF). Université du Québec à Montréal (in French). 2011.
  4. ^ "Pierre Claver DAMIBA". Institut supérieur de sécurité humaine (in French).
  5. ^ Sidwaya, J.K. (1 May 2024). "Burkina Faso: l'ex-ministre Pierre Claver Damiba s'en est allé". Les Editions Sidwaya (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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