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Joseph Ki-Zerbo

Joseph Ki-Zerbo

Burkinabé historian and politician
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,... Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1922, Toma, Burkina Faso
Died: December 4, 2006 (age 84 years), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Education: Sciences Po and University of Paris
Books: Histoire de l'Afrique noire, Educate or perish, and Repères pour l'Afrique
Children: Lazare Ki-Zerbo
Nationality: Burkinabe
Edited works: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century, Vol. V: From the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century, General History of Africa Complete Set of Vols 1-8 (pbks), and more