Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1 July 1909 – 7 September 1958) was the president of the governing council of theFrenchcolony ofUpper Volta, today'sBurkina Faso, from 17 May 1957 until his death on 7 September 1958 inParis, France. A native ofPouy, today inBanwa Province, Coulibaly also served in theFrench national assembly from 1946 to 1951 and from 1956 to 1958, as well as in theFrench senate from 1953 to 1956.[1][2][3]
^Esi Sutherland-Addy, Aminata Diaw, Judith Graves Miller,Des femmes écrivent l'Afrique: L'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Sahel, 2007, p. 325: "NOUS, LES FEMMES VOLTAÏQUES Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly est native de la région de Banfora, au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso, autrefois la ... Institutrice de formation, Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly est l'épouse de Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly."