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Ouedraogo (surname)

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Ouédraogo, sometimes Ouedraogo, is a surname taken from the French spelling of Wedraogo, semi-legendary son of princess Yennenga and founder of the Mossi Kingdoms (in modern-day Burkina Faso).[1]

The surname may refer to:

References

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  1. ^ "General History of Africa" (Main Edition) Page 339 Bethwell Allan Ogot, Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa 1992 "Assuming, as most authors do, that the Na Gbewa and Na Nedega of Mossi traditions are the same person, through Naaba Rawa and Naaba Zungrana, the sons of Naaba Wedraogo (himself the son of Yennenga who was the daughter of Na)."