Philippe Ouédraogo

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Philippe Ouédraogo (born 15 July 1942, Diapaga, Tapoa province) is a Burkinabé politician and the leader of the African Independence Party (PAI). Ouédraogo was Minister of Equipment and Telecommunication in the first government of Thomas Sankara 1983-1984. He then represented the then mass front of PAI, LIPAD. Ouédraogo continued to play an important role even after the break between LIPAD and Sankara, and was named chief engineer of mining.

Running as the Party for Democracy and Socialism (the electoral party of the PAI of Ouédraogo) presidential candidate in the 13 November 2005 elections, Ouédraogo placed 4th out of 13 candidates, receiving 2.28% of the vote.