Armand Béouindé

Armand Roland Pierre Béouindé is a Burkinabe politician who served as the mayor of Ouagadougou between 2016 and 2022.^[1]

Armand Béouindé
Béouindé in 2019
Mayor of Ouagadougou
In office June 18, 2016 – 2022
Personal details
Born	Armand Roland Pierre Béouindé November 11, 1962 Kaya, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
Political party	CDP (1990–2014) MPP (2014-present)

Biography

Béouindé was born on November 11, 1962, in Kaya, then Upper Volta.^[2][3] Before becoming mayor, he served as a training manager and is the director of several companies; he's the commercial director of Alpha-Press, commercial director of Graphi Service, and general director of Graphi Imprim.^[4] Béouindé also served as the vice-president for the Association for Integrity and Stable Development of Burkina Faso (A2DI), a coordinator at a managerial training group, and as the former president of ASFA Yennenga.^[5]

Politically, Béouindé was originally a part of Blaise Compaoré's political party Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), but left with Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and other friends of his after the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising.^[3][5] He co-founded the People's Movement for Progress (MPP) with Kabore later that year, and served as a campaign manager for Kabore's election campaign in 2015.^[5]

Béouindé was elected as the mayor of Ouagadougou on June 18, 2016.^[2][5] As mayor, his development plan for the city was dubbed Ouaga21, named for his deadline and final year in power in 2021.^[5] Ouaga21 focused mainly on security in the city, environmental issues, and mobility.^[2] He also made plans to increase water availability and other key resources to the city, earning the money by increasing tax availability and transparency.^[6] A key tenet of Béouindé's policies in the city were expanding social welfare programs and promoting diversity, although this sometimes caused financial issues.^[7][8]

Further reading

• Resume and biography of Armand Béouindé

References

1. "Marche du 22 janvier 2022 : Le maire de la commune de Ouagadougou donne des directives - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
2. "Armand Béouindé Archives". Africities, The most important democratic gathering in Africa (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
3. Roger, Benjamin (July 20, 2016). "Burkina : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Armand Béouindé, le nouveau maire de Ouagadougou". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
4. "Armand Roland Pierre Béoundé : La biographie complète du nouveau maire de la commune de Ouagadougou - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
5. "Armand Roland Pierre BEOUINDE (Maire de la commune de Ouagadougou) - aOuaga.com - Qui est qui ?". www.aouaga.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
6. "Les grandes orientations du conseil municipal de Ouagadougou en attendant leurs améliorations - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
7. "Commune de Ouagadougou : "Les mesures sociales ont amputé notre budget 2020 d'environ 15%", regrette Armand Béouindé - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
8. SAGBE, Willy (2021-12-28). "Ouagadougou : Le Mogho Naaba appelle le conseil municipal à plus de tolérance à l'endroit des populations". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.

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