Name Ali Lankoande | Role Politician | |
Ali Lankoandé (born 10 November 1930) is a Burkinabé politician from Burkina Faso. He was President of the Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (PDP/PS) from 2005 to 2008.
Lankoandé headed the National Social Security Fund and served as a deputy in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, as well as Minister of National Education, during the 1970s.
Lankoandé was elected to succeed Joseph Ki-Zerbo as President of the PDP/PS on 5 February 2005. Running as the PDP/PS candidate in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, Lankoandé placed sixth out of 13 candidates, receiving 1.74% of the vote.
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