Biography
Bougouma was born on December 31,1981,in Plateau-Central Region,Burkina Faso. [1] [2] He is a member of the royal family of Matté,in ZiniaréDepartment,as his father is the village chief. His mother is from the village of Betta,also in Ziniare. [2] Bougouma developed a passion for law after a court trial during his studies at Bassy Provincial High School. [2] He attended the University of Geneva,obtaining a degree in private law,and subsequently obtained his master's degree in international and European law in 2008 from the University of Rouen. He also obtained a doctorate in private law in 2013 from the same place. [2] [3]
Bougouma then became an assistant professor at Thomas Sankara University in 2014. [2] [4] He then taught at several other Burkinabe institutions,including Saint Thomas Aquinas University in Ouagadougou,the University of Saint Dominic of West Africa,and the University of Aube Nouvelle. [4] In February 2016,he became the legal advisor to the President of the University of Ouagadougou - Joseph Ki-Zerbo. In 2020,Bougouma became the head of the National School of Administration and Magistracy. [2]
Political career
Shortly after the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba,Bougouma declared his support for the putschists. [2] In March 2022,he became a deputy in the Legislative Assembly,being chosen by leaders of Plateau-Central to represent the region. [5] He was appointed as the head of the Commission on General,Institutional,and Human Rights Affairs,which allowed him to rule on constitutional and judicial issues,increasing his political influence. [2] [4]
Bougouma was reappointed as a deputy after the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état. [5] On November 11,2022,he was elected as President of the Legislative Assembly,beating Aboubacar Tobuyeni with 65 out of 67 votes. [1] [2]
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