Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Burkinabé historian, politician and writer)
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- Date of birth
- 1922-06-21
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- Date of death
- 2006-12-04
- Place of death
- Ouagadougou
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Joseph Ki-Zerbo (June 21, 1922 – December 4, 2006, Burkina Faso) was a Burkinabé historian, politician and writer. He is recognized as one of Africa's foremost thinkers.
From 1972 to 1978 he was a professor of African History at the University of Ouagadougou. In 1983, he was forced into exile, only being able to return in 1992.
Ki-Zerbo founded the Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party. He was its chairman until 2005, and represented it in the Burkina Faso parliament until his death in 2006. A socialist and an advocate of African independence and unity, Ki-Zerbo was also a vocal opponent of Thomas Sankara's revolutionary government.
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| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Geschichte Schwarz-Afrikas | Paperback | 978-3-596-26417-9 | 1981 |
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- 2023-03-16