List of ambassadors of Burkina Faso to Russia

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Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Russia
Incumbent
Antoine Somdah
since July 7, 2014
Inaugural holder Lonkou Olivier Kini  [ de ]
FormationFebruary 18, 1967

The Burkinabe ambassador in Moscow is the official representative of the Government in Ouagadougou to the Government of Russia.

List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso List of heads of government of Russia Term end


February 18, 1967 Lonkou Olivier Kini  [ de ]Embassy of UPPER VOLTA Embassy Miechtchanskaya 17 Moskva tel. 284-37-66 Ambassador: Lonkou Olivier Kini [1] Sangoulé Lamizana Leonid Brezhnev
1979 Oubkiri Marc Yao [2] Joseph Conombo Leonid Brezhnev 1984
1985 Mélégué Maurice Traoré [3] Thomas Sankara Konstantin Chernenko 1988
1988 Hanitan Jonas Ye Thomas Sankara Mikhail Gorbachev 1994
1993 Jérôme Somé Жером СОМЕС, (* 1945 in the town of Kpai Ioba Province(Burkina Faso). He received his higher education at the University of Ouagadougou, specializing in pedagogy. ,1993 года до назначения послом в Москву занимал пост посла БуркинаФасо в Гане. Активно участвова [4] Youssouf Ouédraogo Viktor Chernomyrdin 1996
1996 Jean- Baptiste Ilboudo Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo Viktor Chernomyrdin
July 29, 2007 Xavier Niodogo
On July 26, 2007, Burkina Faso's ambassador to Moscow, Xavier Niodogo, handed a copy of credentials to Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin with Xavier Niodogo.jpg
On July 26, 2007, Burkina Faso's ambassador to Moscow, Xavier Niodogo, handed a copy of credentials to Vladimir Putin.
 Tertius Zongo Vladimir Putin
July 7, 2014 Antoine Somdah [5] Luc-Adolphe Tiao Dmitry Medvedev


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References

  1. ↑ Lonkou Olivier Kini
  2. ↑ Oubkiri Marc Yao
  3. ↑ Mélégué Maurice Traoré
  4. ↑ Jérôme Somé
  5. ↑ Antoine Somdah
  6. ↑ Ki Doulaye Corentin, Introduction à la politique étrangère du Burkina Faso, Les Presses Africaines, 2008, p. 282
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