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Céline Yoda
Céline Yoda (born April 6, 1958) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé politician. She was the ambassador of Burkinabe in Taiwan (R.O.C) from 2013-2017. She also served as the Minister for the Promotion of Women, having formerly been the Ambassador for Burkina Faso to Denmark. Early life and education Yoda received her diploma from the École Normale Supérieure d’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel in Dakar, Senegal, where she studied social and familial economics. Before serving in public office, she spent a long career working for non-governmental organizations and some government groups. Political career She was the first female secretary general of SPONG (the ''Secrétariat Permanent des ONG'', Burkina Faso's organization of NGO's); she served in this position for two terms. She also worked for a time for the United Nations in Burkina Faso as a national expert on "population creation and development". From 1997 to 2000, she was the Minister for the Promotion of Women, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Yamlaneba Sawadogo
Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname comes from the Latin 'Jacob (name), Iacobus', associated with the biblical patriarch Jacob. Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, at this time, the use of biblical name, biblical, Christian name, Christian, or Hebrew names and surnames became very popular, and entered the Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |